Manors of Nottingham is a deed-restricted, non-gated single-family subdivision in North Lakeland, Polk County, one of several named sections inside the larger Sherwood Forest community off Old Polk City Road and Walt Williams Road (Lakeland real estate community guides, 2026). Sherwood Forest is a collection of smaller subdivisions, including Nottingham, Manors of Nottingham, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Buckingham, and others, each governing its own homeowners association.
The Sherwood Forest area began development in the late 1980s, with Manors of Nottingham itself dating to roughly 1991 and continuing to fill in over the years (Lakeland community real estate guides, 2026). It is single-family throughout, with the broader community known for generous lots, often in the three-quarter to one acre range, and an established, quiet character rather than new construction.
Because this is one section within a larger community, the money is made or lost on the lot, the home, and the section's own HOA, not on the Sherwood Forest name alone. The drivers are the specific lot, the home's updates and systems on an early-1990s build, and the current dues and deed restrictions, all of which should be read from the association documents for this subdivision.
The pitch is space in a fast-growing corridor: North Lakeland sits off Old Polk City Road with quick access to US 98 and I-4 toward Tampa and Orlando, in a county census data ranks among the fastest-growing in the country. The work is the diligence: confirm the HOA and deed restrictions, inspect the roof, HVAC, and systems on a home of this era, and check nearby zoning and growth plans before you buy.
