Sherwood
Ward in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.16, -1.213 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 52 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01623 (Mansfield) |
Sherwood sits just north of Mansfield town centre in Nottinghamshire and is predominantly a residential ward made up of terraces, semis and some post‑war council housing. It benefits from local green spaces and convenient links into the town and beyond, and its name nods to the county’s famous Sherwood Forest even though the landscape here is more urban than sylvan.
The area bears traces of Mansfield’s industrial past - hosiery and coal shaped much of the community - and today it has a strong local identity with schools, small shops, community groups and ongoing regeneration efforts. Like many former industrial suburbs there are mixed economic fortunes and pockets of social challenge, but active neighbourhood networks and town‑centre amenities keep the ward well connected and community‑minded.
Postcode districts covering Sherwood
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Nottingham 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Derby 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Mansfield 1.3 miles2 km
- Rotherham 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Chesterfield 11.2 miles18 km
- West Bridgford 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Long Eaton 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Newark-on-Trent 18 miles28.9 km
- Worksop 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Ilkeston 13.5 miles21.7 km
Neighbouring places
- West Bank Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Vale Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Penniment Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Yeoman Hill Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wainwright Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bancroft Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Mansfield Woodhouse Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Mill Lane Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Central Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Mansfield Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Brick Kiln Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Park Hall Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
Example postcodes in Sherwood
NG19 7HU, NG19 7EU, NG19 7EN, NG19 7HA, NG19 7HQ, NG19 7HD, NG19 7JG, NG19 7EG, NG19 7EX … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Mansfield Woodhouse Railway Station 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Mansfield Railway Station 1.3 miles2.2 km
Hotels near Sherwood Ad
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Lodge at Tap Haus 2 miles3.2 km
- The View at the White Horse Woolley Moor 4 9.9 miles16 km
- Holiday Inn South Normanton M1, Jct.28 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Days Inn Chesterfield - Tibshelf 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Twin Oaks Hotel 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 3 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Santo's Higham Farm Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- 281 Hotel & Restaurant 3 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The Maypole at Wellow 9 miles14.5 km
Local points of interest
- Field Mill Stadium 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 4 miles6.4 km
- Sherwood Forest Forest 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles12 km
- The Impact arena Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Clumber House Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Dukes Wood Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles22.8 km