Bilsthorpe
Ward in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.135, -1.036 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 64 60 |
| Dialling code: | 01623 (Mansfield) |
Bilsthorpe is a former coal‑mining village and electoral ward in the district of Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, set among farmland and the more wooded edges of the Sherwood Forest area. Its character is shaped by 20th‑century mining history and older agricultural roots, and the closure of the pit left a strong local identity centred on community amenities such as the village hall, church and sports clubs.
Today Bilsthorpe feels like a village that blends rural tranquillity with everyday commuter links to nearby towns such as Mansfield and Newark. The ward has seen pockets of regeneration on former colliery land with new housing and small businesses, and residents often point to the active community groups and local events as key to village life.
Postcode districts covering Bilsthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Nottingham 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Derby 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Mansfield 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Rotherham 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Chesterfield 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Lincoln 20.8 miles33.5 km
- West Bridgford 15 miles24.2 km
- Long Eaton 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Grantham 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Newark-on-Trent 10.5 miles16.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Bilsthorpe Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Rainworth North & Rufford Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Eakring Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Farnsfield Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- White Post Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Kirklington Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Rufford Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Edingley Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Edwinstowe Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Rainworth Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Edwinstowe & Clipstone Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Ompton Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Bilsthorpe
NG22 8RL, NG22 8QB, NG22 8RS, NG22 8TP, NG22 8SH, NG22 8GG, NG22 8QU, NG22 8TB, NG22 8QR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 24 miles38.6 km
- East Midlands Airport 24.2 miles39 km
- Mansfield Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Mansfield Woodhouse Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Bilsthorpe Ad
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Maypole at Wellow 4.3 miles7 km
- Lodge at Tap Haus 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Springfield Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Woodborough Hall 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Ashiana Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Bowman by Greene King Inns 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Bestwood Lodge 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Muthu Clumber Park Hotel and Spa 3 9 miles14.5 km
- 281 Hotel & Restaurant 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
Schools in Bilsthorpe
- Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sherwood Forest Forest 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Dukes Wood Forest 5 miles8 km
- Field Mill Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 7 miles11.3 km
- Kelham Hills Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Clumber House Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 13.5 miles21.8 km