Sherwood
Ward in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.16, -1.213 |
|---|---|
| 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 miles
- Nottingham 13.2 miles
- Derby 20.4 miles
- Mansfield 1.3 miles
- Rotherham 19.8 miles
- Chesterfield 11.2 miles
- West Bridgford 16.6 miles
- Long Eaton 18.9 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 3.5 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 18 miles
- Worksop 11.4 miles
- Ilkeston 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Bank Ward 0.7 miles
- Vale Ward 0.8 miles
- Penniment Ward 0.8 miles
- Yeoman Hill Ward 0.9 miles
- Wainwright Ward 0.9 miles
- Bancroft Ward 1.1 miles
- Mansfield Woodhouse Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Mill Lane Ward 1.2 miles
- Central Ward 1.3 miles
- Mansfield Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Brick Kiln Ward 1.3 miles
- Park Hall Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in Sherwood
NG19 7JP, NG19 7GG, NG19 7EX, NG19 7FG, NG19 7ER, NG19 7FB, NG19 7GP, NG19 7EJ, NG19 7JD … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 23.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23.9 miles
- Mansfield Woodhouse Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Mansfield Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Sherwood Ad
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 1 mile
- Midland Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- No6 3 1.1 miles
- No 10 1.1 miles
- Pine Lodge Hotel & Restaurant Mansfield 3 2.3 miles
- Central Hotel 2 3.1 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Chesterfield Tibshelf 2.5 5.5 miles
- Host & Stay | The Willows 3.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Mansfield Alfreton 4 6 miles
- Twin Oaks Hotel 3 5.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Field Mill Stadium 1.6 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 4 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 5.4 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 6.4 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 6.8 miles
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 8.3 miles
- Clumber House Estate 8.7 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 10.6 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles
- Dukes Wood Forest 12.4 miles
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles