Rufford
Parish in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.154, -1.029 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 65 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01623 (Mansfield) |
Rufford is a small rural civil parish in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, best known for Rufford Abbey Country Park - an atmospheric estate centred on the ruins of a medieval Cistercian abbey and a later country house, set among lakes, woodland and parkland.
The parish has a quiet, agricultural character with a small local community and an economy bolstered by visitors to the park; it’s popular for walking, picnics and events, and sits on the edge of the wider Nottinghamshire countryside near Sherwood Forest and within easy reach of towns such as Mansfield and Newark.
Postcode districts covering Rufford
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Nottingham 14 miles22.5 km
- Mansfield 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Rotherham 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Chesterfield 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Lincoln 20.2 miles32.5 km
- West Bridgford 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Long Eaton 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Grantham 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Newark-on-Trent 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Worksop 11.4 miles18.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Rainworth North & Rufford Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Bilsthorpe Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Eakring Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Rufford Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Edwinstowe Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Ompton Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Wellow Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Edwinstowe & Clipstone Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Kings Clipstone Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Farnsfield Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Kirklington Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- White Post Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Rufford
NG22 9HA, NG22 8RF, NG22 8TW, NG22 8TL, NG22 9DQ, NG22 0AW, NG22 9DG, NG22 9DF, NG22 8JE … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 22.7 miles36.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 25.5 miles41.1 km
- Mansfield Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Mansfield Woodhouse Railway Station 7.2 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Rufford Ad
- The Maypole at Wellow 3 miles4.9 km
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Lodge at Tap Haus 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Springfield Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Woodborough Hall 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Ashiana Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Muthu Clumber Park Hotel and Spa 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- 281 Hotel & Restaurant 3 7 miles11.3 km
Local points of interest
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sherwood Forest Forest 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dukes Wood Forest 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Clumber House Estate 6.8 miles11 km
- Field Mill Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Kelham Hills Forest 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 14.8 miles23.8 km