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 miles
- Mansfield 18.4 miles
- Rotherham 15.8 miles
- Doncaster 10.7 miles
- Chesterfield 20.6 miles
- Lincoln 21.3 miles
- Scunthorpe 19.6 miles
- Barnsley 23 miles
- Pontefract 24.8 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 21.5 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 22.8 miles
- Worksop 7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ranskill Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Mattersey Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Torworth Parish 1.7 miles
- Lound Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Sutton cum Lound Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Scrooby Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Sutton Parish 2.2 miles
- Barnby Moor Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Everton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Scaftworth Parish 2.6 miles
- Blyth Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Wiseton Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Ranskill
DN22 8FB, DN10 5HU, DN10 5EW, DN22 8TN, DN22 8NE, DN22 8LW, DN22 8LJ, DN22 8GB, DN10 5ET … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 6.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 40.7 miles
- Retford Rail Station 5.1 miles
- Retford Low-Level Rail Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Ranskill Ad
- Ye Olde Bell Hotel & Spa 4 2.2 miles
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Best Western Plus West Retford Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Rooms at the Inn 4.9 miles
- Bawtrys 3.4 miles
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 7.9 miles
- Lion Hotel 4 7.9 miles
- Hickman Hill Hotel 2 9.3 miles
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 7.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 9.4 miles
Schools in Ranskill
- Mattersey Primary School Primary
- Ranskill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7.9 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.4 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 9.6 miles
- Clumber House Estate 9.8 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.2 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 10.3 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 11 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 11.3 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 12.5 miles
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 15.5 miles