Bancroft
Ward in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.144, -1.213 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 52 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01623 (Mansfield) |
Bancroft is an electoral ward in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It is largely residential, with a mix of council and private housing, local shops and community facilities, and sits within easy reach of the town centre and rail and bus links to Nottingham. The ward reflects the character of Mansfield’s post‑industrial landscape, with small patches of green and the River Maun running nearby.
Locally there is a strong community feel, supported by schools, clubs and voluntary groups that echo the town’s mining and industrial past while engaging with ongoing regeneration and retail-led changes. Economically and socially the area is shaped by a blend of long‑standing residents and newer families, and it often features active local campaigning around housing, amenities and transport at borough council level.
Postcode districts covering Bancroft
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 18.7 miles
- Nottingham 12.1 miles
- Derby 19.5 miles
- Mansfield 0.9 miles
- Rotherham 20.8 miles
- Chesterfield 11.8 miles
- West Bridgford 15.6 miles
- Long Eaton 17.9 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 2.9 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 17.6 miles
- Worksop 12.3 miles
- Ilkeston 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wainwright Ward 0.2 miles
- Central Ward 0.5 miles
- Penniment Ward 0.5 miles
- Brick Kiln Ward 0.6 miles
- West Bank Ward 0.6 miles
- Grange Farm Ward 0.7 miles
- Mansfield Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Oakham Ward 1 mile
- Sherwood Ward 1.1 miles
- Rock Hill Ward 1.2 miles
- Carr Bank Ward 1.3 miles
- Kings Walk Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Bancroft
NG18 5PU, NG18 5ND, NG18 1QU, NG18 5QD, NG18 5PX, NG18 5LJ, NG18 5PH, NG18 5PG, NG18 5JE … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 22.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 24.8 miles
- Mansfield Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Mansfield Woodhouse Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Bancroft Ad
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 0.9 miles
- Midland Hotel 3 0.6 miles
- No6 3 0.9 miles
- No 10 0.9 miles
- Pine Lodge Hotel & Restaurant Mansfield 3 1.4 miles
- Central Hotel 2 2.3 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Chesterfield Tibshelf 2.5 5.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Mansfield Alfreton 4 5.4 miles
- Host & Stay | The Willows 3.7 miles
- Boundary, Alfreton by Marston's Inns 4 6.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Field Mill Stadium 0.7 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 4.3 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 5.6 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 7.1 miles
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 7.7 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 7.7 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 7.8 miles
- Clumber House Estate 9.5 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 11.4 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles
- Dukes Wood Forest 12.3 miles
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 13.6 miles