Built-up area in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.146, -1.192 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 54 61 |
| Population: | 171,958 |
| Dialling code: | 01623 |
Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England is a traditional market town set on the banks of the River Maun, about twelve miles north of Nottingham. It grew from medieval markets and framework knitting into a 19th‑century industrial centre dominated by coal mining and textiles; remnants of that past sit alongside green spaces such as Vicar Water and the nearby ancient woodland of Sherwood Forest, which add a distinctly rural feel to the town’s edge.
Today Mansfield is a regional retail and service hub with a busy market and shopping centre, a programme of regeneration projects and community arts venues including its theatre and museum. Social life is lively and sporty - locals rally around Mansfield Town FC - while the town’s post‑industrial economy and commuting links to Nottingham shape a diverse, evolving community.
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