Rufford
Ward in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.157, -1.223 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 52 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01623 (Mansfield) |
Rufford is a council ward within the town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England, made up largely of residential streets with a mix of post-war and more recent housing. It sits within easy reach of Mansfield town centre and the broader transport links of the East Midlands, and is served by local shops, schools and small green spaces that give it a suburban, community-orientated feel.
The ward reflects much of Mansfield’s industrial past and post-industrial evolution: historically shaped by the county’s mining and manufacturing economy, it now sees local regeneration efforts, active community groups and typical local government concerns around services and housing. Socially it tends to be working-class in character, with neighbourhood identity tied to community centres, sports clubs and grassroots campaigning in local council elections.
Postcode districts covering Rufford
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 17.8 miles
- Nottingham 13 miles
- Derby 20 miles
- Mansfield 1.4 miles
- Rotherham 19.9 miles
- Chesterfield 11 miles
- West Bridgford 16.5 miles
- Long Eaton 18.6 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 3.1 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 18.3 miles
- Worksop 11.7 miles
- Ilkeston 13.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sherwood Ward 0.4 miles
- Penniment Ward 0.5 miles
- Wainwright Ward 0.7 miles
- West Bank Ward 0.8 miles
- Bancroft Ward 0.9 miles
- Brick Kiln Ward 1 mile
- Vale Ward 1.2 miles
- Yeoman Hill Ward 1.3 miles
- Central Ward 1.3 miles
- Mansfield Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Grange Farm Ward 1.5 miles
- Mansfield Woodhouse Built-up area 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Rufford
NG19 7LG, NG19 6DH, NG19 6DZ, NG19 7LZ, NG19 6DJ, NG19 7ES, NG19 6DR, NG19 6NU, NG19 6DE … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 22.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 24.2 miles
- Mansfield Woodhouse Railway Station 1 mile
- Mansfield Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Rufford Ad
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 1.3 miles
- The View at the White Horse Woolley Moor 4 9.5 miles
- Holiday Inn South Normanton M1, Jct.28 4 5.5 miles
- Days Inn Chesterfield - Tibshelf 3 4.7 miles
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 3 9.2 miles
- Santo's Higham Farm Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- 281 Hotel & Restaurant 3 2.3 miles
- Eastwood Hall 4 9.8 miles
- The Bowman by Greene King Inns 9 miles
- The Maypole at Wellow 9.4 miles
Schools in Rufford
- Crescent Primary School Primary
- The Beech Academy Special
Local points of interest
- Field Mill Stadium 1.6 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 3.7 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 5.8 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 6.2 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 7.1 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 7.9 miles
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Clumber House Estate 9.1 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 10.5 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 10.7 miles
- Dukes Wood Forest 12.8 miles
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles