Ranskill
Ward in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.385, -0.993 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 67 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01777 (Retford) |
The ward centred on Ranskill is a mainly rural part of Bassetlaw in north Nottinghamshire, lying a few miles north‑west of Retford and close to the meandering River Idle. It combines a small village core of traditional cottages and a parish church with surrounding arable farmland and pockets of more recent housing, and it developed historically as an agricultural community with a railway station serving the village in earlier decades.
Today the ward retains a village feel and a fairly tight‑knit social life centred on the village hall and local clubs, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Doncaster and Retford thanks to good road links including the nearby A1. The area’s appeal is its quiet rural character, scenic lanes and a handful of historic buildings rather than large commercial or tourist activity.
Postcode districts covering Ranskill
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Mansfield 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Rotherham 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Doncaster 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Chesterfield 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Lincoln 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Scunthorpe 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Barnsley 23 miles37 km
- Pontefract 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Newark-on-Trent 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Worksop 7 miles11.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Ranskill Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Mattersey Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Torworth Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lound Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sutton cum Lound Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Scrooby Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Sutton Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Barnby Moor Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Everton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Scaftworth Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Blyth Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Wiseton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Ranskill
DN10 5HT, DN10 5FB, DN22 8TL, DN22 8LF, DN22 8NG, DN22 8LJ, DN10 5EW, DN22 8TJ, DN10 5ED … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 6.7 miles10.9 km
- East Midlands Airport 40.7 miles65.5 km
- Retford Rail Station 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Retford Low-Level Rail Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
Hotels near Ranskill Ad
- Ye Olde Bell Hotel & Spa 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Best Western Plus West Retford Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Rooms at the Inn 4.9 miles8 km
- Bawtrys 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Lion Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Hickman Hill Hotel 2 9.3 miles15 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Herbalist Rooms 4.7 miles7.6 km
Schools in Ranskill
- Mattersey Primary School Primary
- Ranskill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Clumber House Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Heynings Priory Historic site 11 miles17.7 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Sherwood Forest Forest 15.5 miles25 km