Laxton
Built-up area in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.195, -0.922 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 72 66 |
| Population: | 449 |
Laxton is a small rural village in the district of Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, lying not far from Newark-on-Trent. It feels characteristically quiet and agricultural, with a modest population and a landscape dominated by fields and traditional farm buildings rather than modern housing estates.
The village is best known for its medieval open-field system, the last surviving operational example of strip farming in England, with long rigs and visible ridge-and-furrow earthworks that attract historians, archaeologists and visitors interested in agricultural heritage. Farming still shapes local life and economy, and the communal layout and customs associated with the open fields give Laxton a distinctive historic and cultural identity within the Nottinghamshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Laxton
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 18.6 miles30 km
- Mansfield 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Rotherham 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Doncaster 24 miles38.6 km
- Chesterfield 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Lincoln 15.3 miles24.6 km
- West Bridgford 20.5 miles33 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Grantham 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Newark-on-Trent 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Worksop 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Ilkeston 22.2 miles35.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Laxton and Moorhouse Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Egmanton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kneesall Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Kirton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ompton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tuxford Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Kersall Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Boughton Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Ossington Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bevercotes Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Weston Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wellow Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Laxton
NG22 0NU, NG22 0NZ, NG22 0NX, NG22 0TR, NG22 0SY, NG22 0NT, NG22 0SZ, NG22 0SX, NG22 0BF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 20.1 miles32.4 km
- East Midlands Airport 30.3 miles48.7 km
- Collingham Railway Station 8 miles12.8 km
- Retford Low-Level Rail Station 8.3 miles13.3 km
Hotels near Laxton Ad
- The Maypole at Wellow 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ashiana Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Rooms at the Inn 8.7 miles14 km
- Best Western Plus West Retford Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Muthu Clumber Park Hotel and Spa 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Herbalist Rooms 8.9 miles14.4 km
- No.31 Castle Gate 9.3 miles15 km
- Kings Park Hotel 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Elms Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.4 km
Local points of interest
- Dukes Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Kelham Hills Forest 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Sherwood Forest Forest 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Clumber House Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles14 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Field Mill Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Heynings Priory Historic site 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Sincil Bank Stadium 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km