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63-591: Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire , England, with a population of 36,404 in 2021. It is the largest town in the district of Ashfield , four miles west of Mansfield , 2 miles (3 km) from the Derbyshire border and 12 miles (19 km) north of Nottingham . For demographic purposes Sutton-in-Ashfield is included in the Mansfield Urban Area , although it administratively forms part of
126-450: A 3D laser scanner to produce a three dimensional record of more than 450 sandstone caves around Nottingham". Nottinghamshire was mapped first by Christopher Saxton in 1576; the first fully surveyed map of the county was by John Chapman, who produced Chapman's Map of Nottinghamshire in 1774. The map was the earliest printed map at a sufficiently useful scale (one statute mile to one inch) to provide basic information on village layout, and
189-583: A Primitive Methodist Chapel. It is now a Zion Baptist Church and is closely associated with the adjoining Eastside Community Centre. Sutton Colliery was actually outside of the town in Stanton Hill. It closed in 1989. The Pretty Polly brand of hosiery originated in the town in around 1927, and was manufactured there on Unwin Road until April 2005. Samuel Eden Socks closed in July 2005. A major new employer arrived in
252-597: A UK supermarket. It had been unable to get a wedding ceremony licence. The Sherwood Observatory is located on the B6139 and is run by the Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society . The Sutton-in-Ashfield area was first settled in Saxon times and the first records of a place of worship in the area date from Norman times (1170). As the population of the settlement grew so the variety of religious denominations represented increased. This
315-655: A gym, a multi-purpose sports hall and an indoor bowling green. There is a local athletics club, the Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers & Athletics Club, and swimming club associated with both local schools and the Lammas Leisure Centre itself. There is also the Coxmoor Golf Club on Coxmoor Road (B6139), next to the A611. As a result of local council grant applications for sport development, Sebastian Coe opened
378-522: A majority of councillors. The party gained full control after previously governing in coalition with the Mansfield Independent Forum since the 2017 election . The council was formerly Labour-controlled after the 2013 election . The County Council is currently made up of 34 Conservative councillors, 15 Labour, 10 Ashfield Independents and 7 independents . Local government is devolved to seven local borough and district councils. Ashfield
441-660: A new athletics track for the town at the nearby Ashfield School in February 2007. Sutton Town was a football club founded in 1923. Known as the Snipes, the team was a member of the Midland League from 1923 to 1927. The club was reborn in 1958 and was a member of the Midland League until 1982 when the club became a founding member of the Northern Counties East League. In 1992, the team name was changed to Ashfield United, but
504-566: A night's lodgings and breakfast during his reign. To the west is the 250 acres (100 ha) Brierley Forest Park, built on the site of Sutton Colliery, also known as Brierley Colliery, which was named due to many of the miners coming from Brierley Hill . It is a nature reserve and opened in 1999, it holds the Green Flag Award . Kings Mill Reservoir is also a nature reserve. Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire ( / ˈ n ɒ t ɪ ŋ ə m ʃ ər , - ʃ ɪər / ; abbreviated Notts. )
567-504: A visitor centre, fishing, football pitches, children's play areas, picnicking, cycling and horse paths, bird feeding stations, an arboretum , a remembrance grove and disabled car parking. A Parkrun takes place every Saturday morning. Brierley Forest Park was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2006. It contains Calcareous grassland , sown grassland, wildflower meadows with hoary ragwort, yellow-wort, wild carrot and lesser trefoil. There are four wetland feature areas, Brierley Waters,
630-641: Is Nottingham Forest , a Premier League club that won the 1978 English championship , and followed it up with winning the 1979 and 1980 European Cup titles. Mansfield Town and Notts County are the other professional teams in the country, both in League Two . Other notable sporting teams are the Nottingham Rugby Football Club , and the Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Club . An unofficial flag for Nottinghamshire
693-584: Is Peat Carr, east of Blaxton, at sea level ; the Trent is tidal below Cromwell Lock . Nottinghamshire is sheltered by the Pennines to the west, so receives relatively low rainfall at 641 to 740 millimetres (25 to 29 inches ) annually. The average temperature of the county is 8.8–10.1 degrees Celsius (48–50 degrees Fahrenheit ). The county receives between 1321 and 1470 hours of sunshine per year. Nottinghamshire contains one green belt area, first drawn up from
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#1732852583285756-459: Is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county borders South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632), which is also the county town. The county has an area of 2,160 km (830 sq mi) and a population of 1,154,195. The latter
819-405: Is a non-metropolitan county, governed by Nottinghamshire County Council and seven non-metropolitan district councils. Elections to the county council take place every four years, with the first election taking place in 1973. Following each election, the county council has been controlled by the following parties: The regional economy was traditionally based on industries such as coal mining in
882-661: Is concentrated in the Nottingham built-up area in the south-west, which extends into Derbyshire and has a population of 729,997. The north-east of the county is more rural, and contains the towns of Worksop (44,733) and Newark-on-Trent (27,700). For local government purposes Nottinghamshire comprises a non-metropolitan county , with seven districts, and the Nottingham unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. The geography of Nottinghamshire
945-498: Is controlled by the Ashfield Independents. Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, and Mansfield are Labour-controlled. Newark and Sherwood is controlled by a coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrat and independent councillors. Rushcliffe is Conservative-controlled. Nottingham City Council , which governs the Nottingham unitary authority and is independent of Nottinghamshire County Council, is majority Labour-controlled. Nottinghamshire
1008-709: Is famous for its involvement with the legend of Robin Hood . This is also the reason for the numbers of tourists who visit places like Sherwood Forest , City of Nottingham , and the surrounding villages in Sherwood Forest. To reinforce the Robin Hood connection, the University of Nottingham in 2010 has begun the Nottingham Caves Survey , with the goal "to increase the tourist potential of these sites". The project "will use
1071-646: Is home to a campus of the University of Law . All three of these institutions combine to make Nottingham one of England 's largest student cities. Nottingham Trent University also has an agricultural college near Southwell , while the University of Nottingham has one at Sutton Bonington . While the overall county is officially in the East Midlands, northern parts of Nottinghamshire are considered to be geographically and culturally southern. Locals may personally refer to places such as Worksop and Bolsover as being in
1134-655: Is largely defined by the River Trent , which forms a wide valley which crosses the county from the south-west to the north-east. North of this, in the centre of the county, is Sherwood Forest , the remnant of a large ancient woodland . Nottinghamshire lies on the Roman Fosse Way , and there are Roman settlements in the county; for example at Mansfield , and forts such as at the Broxtowe Estate in Bilborough . The county
1197-961: Is served by Trentbarton which provides regular bus services from Nottingham, Mansfield and Derby and Stagecoach East Midlands with its Mansfield Miller 1 route between Mansfield and Alfreton, with service to the East Midlands Designer Outlet. The bus station is located next to the Idlewells Shopping Centre. The town was served by five stations. Only one is now open: The town receives its television signals from various regional transmitters: Belmont ( BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire / ITV Yorkshire East), Emley Moor ( BBC Yorkshire /ITV Yorkshire West), and Waltham ( BBC East Midlands / ITV Central ). Local radio stations are BBC Radio Nottingham on 95.5 FM, Capital Midlands on 96.5 FM and community based station, Mansfield 103.2 FM which broadcast from nearby Mansfield . The town
1260-419: Is served by the local newspaper, Mansfield and Ashfield Chad . Sutton-in-Ashfield has had a public swimming pool since 1926. The first one was built on Brook Street and was paid for by the local Miners Welfare fund. Initially, the pool was only open during the summer months, with the pool being covered and used as a dancehall in the winter. In 1969, a new 25m-long pool (with high diving board and 4m deep end)
1323-515: Is where the county council are based. There are several market towns in the county. Newark-on-Trent is a bridging point of the Fosse Way and River Trent , but is actually an Anglo-Saxon market town with a now ruined castle . Mansfield , the second-largest settlement in the county after Nottingham, sits on the site of a Roman settlement, but grew after the Norman Conquest . Worksop , in
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#17328525832851386-578: The 1984–85 miners' strike . Until 1610, Nottinghamshire was divided into eight Wapentakes . Sometime between 1610 and 1719, they were reduced to six – Newark , Bassetlaw , Thurgarton , Rushcliffe , Broxtowe , and Bingham , some of these names still being used for the modern districts. Oswaldbeck was absorbed in Bassetlaw, of which it forms the North Clay division, and Lythe in Thurgarton. Nottinghamshire
1449-481: The Leen Valley , and manufacturing. Since the invention of the knitting frame by local William Lee , the county, in particular Nottingham , became synonymous with the lace industry. In 1998, Nottinghamshire had a gross domestic product (GDP) per-capita of £ 12,000, and a total GDP of £12,023 million. This is compared to a per-capita GDP of £11,848 for the East Midlands , £12,845 for England, and £12,548 for
1512-672: The Nottingham Urban Area while Bassetlaw is a non-constituent part of the Sheffield City Region. Sutton Colliery Sutton Colliery was in the village of Stanton Hill , Nottinghamshire, England. It is now a country park . Sutton Colliery was known locally as "Brierley Colliery" (possibly renamed by the Staffordshire colliers who moved here from the Brierley Hill area), or the "Bread and Herring Pit" because of
1575-516: The "north". Nottinghamshire is home to the Sherwood Forest , known for its association with the legend of Robin Hood . Nottinghamshire contains the ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron , Newstead Abbey , which he sold in 1818. It is now owned by Nottingham City Council, and is open to the public. The acclaimed author D. H. Lawrence was from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. Toton was
1638-521: The 1950s. Completely encircling the Nottingham conurbation, it stretches for several miles into the surrounding districts, and extends into Derbyshire. Nottinghamshire, including the city of Nottingham, is represented by eleven members of parliament ; nine for the Labour Party , one Conservative and one Reform UK MP. Following the 2021 County Council election , the Conservative Party make up
1701-640: The NCEL and moved down the football pyramid to the Central Midlands League. The club was promoted to the East Midlands Counties League in 2013 but in June 2014 the club resigned from the league after they were unable to come to a suitable agreement over a lease at home ground "The Fieldings" that would enable them to get promoted in the future, which was a league requirement. A greyhound racing track
1764-974: The Nottinghamshire LEA in 2007. The best results were from the West Bridgford School , closely followed by Rushcliffe Spencer Academy and the Minster School in Southwell . In Nottingham, the best results came from the Trinity Catholic School and the Fernwood School in Wollaton . At A-level , the highest performing institution was The Becket School , followed by the West Bridgford School. Some of Nottingham city best results tend to come from Nottingham High School , closely followed by
1827-484: The Soar, Erewash, and Idle, composed of many streams from Sherwood Forest, run through wide and flat valleys, merging at Misterton . A point just north of Newtonwood Lane, on the boundary with Derbyshire is the highest point in Nottinghamshire; at 205 metres (673 feet), while Silverhill , a spoil heap left by the former Silverhill colliery, a human-made point often cited as the highest, reaches 204 metres (669 feet). The lowest
1890-621: The United Kingdom. Nottingham had a GDP per-capita of £17,373, North Nottinghamshire £10,176, and South Nottinghamshire £8,448. In October 2005, the United Kingdom had 4.7% unemployment, the East Midlands 4.4%, and the Nottingham commuter belt area 2.4%. The county has comprehensive secondary education with 47 state secondary schools , as well as 10 private schools . The City of Nottingham local education authority (LEA) has 18 state schools and six independent schools, not including sixth form colleges . A total of 9,700 pupils took GCSEs in
1953-448: The all-female Nottingham High School for Girls , both of which are privately run. Worksop College is another private school near to Worksop . The University of Nottingham is a Russell Group university and well-renowned, offering one of the broadest selections of courses in the UK. Nottingham Trent University is one of the most successful post-1992 universities in the UK. Nottingham
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2016-553: The area when Amazon created in 2020 a new warehouse and distribution facility, known as a "fulfilment centre", with the promise of 1,000 new vacancies. It is situated at Summit Park, just off the MARR road, on the outskirts of Sutton in Ashfield, close to the boundary with Mansfield. Mansfield's MP Ben Bradley stated it was fortunate that the development would help to mitigate slightly the harmful financial effects of COVID-19 restrictions on
2079-465: The birthplace and home of English folk singer-songwriter Anne Briggs , well known for her song Black Waterside . The north of the county is also noteworthy for its connections with the Pilgrim Fathers . William Brewster , for example, came from the village of Scrooby, and was influenced by Richard Clyfton , who preached at Babworth . Nottinghamshire has international twinning arrangements with
2142-574: The church at Sutton to Thurgarton Priory . Sutton-in-Ashfield is home to what was the largest sundial in Europe. It is located in the middle of Portland Square, adjacent to the Idlewells Shopping Centre and Sutton Community Academy . The sundial was unveiled on 29 April 1995. Sutton-in-Ashfield Town Hall was opened in 1889, and later served as a cinema, before becoming the Regency Dance Centre . The former site of Silverhill Colliery , close to
2205-753: The community. The town is located about two miles from Junction 28 of the M1 motorway and accessed via the A38 . The A38 Bypass, which opened in 2005, is a wide single-carriageway that passes through much of the eastern part of the town, meeting the A619 Mansfield Bypass at Kings Mill. The former main road through the town centre is now identified as the B6023 and includes Alfreton Road, Lammas Road, Priestsic Road and Mansfield Road. Other main roads include Kirkby Road, Station Road, Huthwaite Road and Outram Street. Sutton-in-Ashfield
2268-484: The county are: The Nottingham Post is the county's local newspaper. (post 1974) (post 1974) The traditional county town, and the largest settlement in the historic and ceremonial county boundaries, is the City of Nottingham . The city is now administratively independent, but towns including Arnold , Carlton , West Bridgford , Beeston , and Stapleford are still within the administrative county, and West Bridgford
2331-804: The county developed malting and woollen industries. King William I the Conqueror in 1066 made Sherwood Forest a Royal Forest for hunting which was frequently visited by the Mercian and later Kings. William's 1086 Domesday Book identified certain areas in Nottinghamshire being under the land of King Edward the Confessor these included Mansfield and Sutton in Ashfield , amongst other places including Skegby , Dunham-on-Trent , East Drayton , East Markham , Farnsfield , Warsop , Carburton , Edwinstowe , Carlton-on-Trent , Budby , Perlethorpe and Walesby . King John's Palace ruin near Kings Clipstone
2394-511: The county. The East Coast Main Line from London to Doncaster , Leeds , York , Newcastle upon Tyne , and Scotland serves the eastern Nottinghamshire towns of Newark and Retford. The M1 motorway runs through the county, connecting Nottingham to London, Leeds, and Leicester by road. The A1 road follows for the most part the path of the Great North Road, although in places it diverges from
2457-639: The county; ITV Central also covers regional news in the county. Northern parts of the county such as Worksop and Retford in the Bassetlaw and Mansfield receive a better signals from the Emley Moor TV transmission so the area is covered by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire (West). Ashfield and parts of Newark get better signals from the Belmont TV tranmsitter that broadcast BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire (East). Radio stations for
2520-527: The deep hard and low main seams to the south west of the shafts were exhausted by 1943. Roy Lynk was Branch Secretary of the NUM at the pit from 1958-79. The piper and deep hard seams becoming exhausted in 1989 when the colliery closed. On 21 February 1957 an explosion occurred in the Low Main Seam. Twenty-five men suffered multiple burns, and five men subsequently died as a result of their injuries. The park has
2583-557: The existence of landscape features such as roads, milestones , tollbars , parkland, and mills. Nottinghamshire saw a slight change to its overall boundary in the extreme northern part of the county in 1974, when the villages of Blaxton , Finningley and Auckley (part) were merged into the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire . Nottinghamshire, like Derbyshire , and South Yorkshire, sits on extensive coal measures, up to 900 metres (3,000 feet ) thick, and occurring largely in
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2646-453: The first experimental waggonways in the world; an example of this is the Wollaton wagonway of 1603–1616, which transported minerals from bell pitt mining areas at Strelley and Bilborough , this led to canals and railways being constructed in the county, and the lace and cotton industries grew. In the 18th and 19th centuries, mechanised deeper collieries opened, and mining became an important economic sector, though these declined after
2709-504: The historic boundaries of Nottinghamshire. These airports serve the county and several of its neighbours. Together, the airports have services to most major European destinations, and East Midlands Airport now also has services to North America and the Caribbean . As well as local bus services throughout the county, Nottingham and its suburbs have a tram system, Nottingham Express Transit . Nottingham and its surrounding areas form part of
2772-503: The historic route where towns have been bypassed. Retford was by-passed in 1961, and Newark-on-Trent was by-passed in 1964, and the A1 now runs between Retford and Worksop past the village of Ranby . Many historic coaching inns can still be seen along the traditional route. East Midlands Airport is just outside the county in Leicestershire , while Doncaster Sheffield Airport lies within
2835-538: The neighbouring town of Mansfield, is home to the Mill Adventure Base with sailing activities. This is one of three Nottinghamshire adventure bases, with the other two at Holme Pierrepont (Lakeside) and Worksop (Sandhill), all of which are available for people aged 11–19. The sailing club has used the reservoir since 1959. Kings Mill received its name from a mill on the north-east of the reservoir, once owned by John Cockle and his wife, who gave Henry II of England
2898-673: The north of the county, is also an Anglo-Saxon market town which grew rapidly in the Industrial Revolution , with the arrival of canals and railways and the discovery of coal. Other market towns include Arnold, Bingham , Hucknall , Kirkby-in-Ashfield , Tuxford , Retford and Sutton-in-Ashfield . The main railway in the county is the Midland Main Line , which links London to Sheffield via Nottingham. The Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Worksop serves several villages in
2961-541: The north of the county. There is an oilfield near Eakring . These are overlaid by sandstones and limestones in the west, and clay in the east. The north of the county is part of the Humberhead Levels lacustrine plain . The centre and south west of the county, around Sherwood Forest, features undulating hills with ancient oak woodland. Principal rivers are the Trent , Idle , Erewash , and Soar . The Trent, fed by
3024-439: The poor condition of the colliery. Two small diameter shafts were originally sunk in 1874 to a depth of 183 metres (600 ft) by the Stanton Iron and Coal Company. In the period from 1896 to 1902, the shafts were widened to 4.27 metres (14.0 ft) diameter and sunk to below the low main seam horizon at a depth of 425 metres (1,394 ft). Both shafts were brick lined throughout except for 18 metres (59 ft) of tubing at
3087-475: The province of Wielkopolska ( Greater Poland ) in western Poland , and with the province's capital city, Poznań . In 2002, Crocus nudiflorus (Autumn crocus) was voted by the public as the county flower of Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (NCCC) are a first class county cricket club who play at Trent Bridge in West Bridgford . They won the County Championship in 2010. The most successful football team within Nottinghamshire
3150-422: The second half of the nineteenth century. The church is a Grade II* listed building. By American searches, on 5 July 1607, Edward Fitzrandolph was baptised at St. Mary's Church Sutton, marrying Elizabeth Blossom in Scituate, Massachusetts - they are Barack Obama 's 10x great-grandparents. This was another Anglican church in Sutton, situated at the junction of Outram Street with St Michael's Street. The church
3213-431: The separate council district of Ashfield, which is based in Kirkby-in-Ashfield . To the north is Teversal , Skegby and Stanton Hill . The area was first settled in the Saxon times and the Saxon suffix "ton" means "an enclosure or fenced in clearing". The town appears in the Domesday Book in 1086 as "Sutone". There are also documents from 1189 showing that Gerard, son of Walter de Sutton, gave two bovates of land and
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#17328525832853276-403: The team folded after the 1996–97 season. North Notts Football Club began operations in 2000 as a member of the Central Midlands League, changing its name to Sutton Town AFC for the 2001–03 season. The team finished runner up in 2002–03, winning promotion to the Northern Counties East League. In 2004-05 the club won promotion to the NCEL Premier Division. However, in 2007–08, the club resigned from
3339-423: The top hard horizon in no.1 shaft. The no.1 shaft (upcast) then commenced winding from the deep hard seam at 359 metres (1,178 ft), with an intermediate inset at the top hard level. At the same time no.2 shaft (downcast) commenced winding from the low main seam horizon. The first coals were produced from the top hard and Dunsil seams which were worked until 1922 and 1916 respectively. The available resources of
3402-407: The village of Teversal on the north-west edge of Ashfield, has been transformed from the colliery to a woodland. At the highest point is the "Testing for Gas" monument, by Antony Dufort, erected in 2024. King's Mill Hospital is between Sutton-in-Ashfield and Mansfield, next to the A38. The town has a supermarket that, in April 1999, held the first blessing ceremony and reception to take place in
3465-417: Was a royal residence for King John , the area being near to Sherwood Forest . King John's Palace was a place where King William the Lion of Scotland met King Richard I of England to congratulate him on his return from the crusades. King John died at Newark Castle in 1216. During the Industrial Revolution , the county held much needed minerals such as coal and iron ore , and had constructed some of
3528-414: Was built in two stages. The first stage was designed by John Folwler of Louth and opened in 1887. The second stage was designed by Louis Ambler and completed in 1909. The church building is still standing but is no longer in use for worship. In the early part of the twentieth century, Catholics worshipped in one another's homes or in a room above a garage off of Outram Street. In 1961, a full-size church
3591-403: Was created through a design competition organised by BBC Radio Nottingham , and registered with the vexillological charity the Flag Institute in 2011. It consists of a green field, on which is a red cross fimbriated (bordered) with white, on which a white shield containing the green figure of an archer is superimposed. BBC East Midlands is based in Nottingham and broadcasts news around
3654-485: Was opened around the Avenue Ground situated on the Mansfield Road behind the Pot Makers Arms, a venue used by Sutton Town AFC. The first meeting took place on 14 May 1932. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club ) and was known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks. Racing came to an end there on 13 May 1972. The reservoir, which lies within Sutton in Ashfield itself and not in
3717-412: Was opened in 1906. The architects of the building were G. Baines & Son of London and the builders were J. Greenwood's of Mansfield. Mainly because of the unusual nature of the pews inside, it is a Grade II Listed Building. This was built in 1895 as a Primitive Methodist Church. It is now run by the New Cross Community Church Anglican/Methodist Local Ecumenical Partnership. This was built in 1866 as
3780-403: Was opened in Forest Street. This was designed in a Romanesque style with a 70 feet tall bell tower. In 2015, Methodism in Sutton-in-Ashfield is represented by St John's Methodist Church in Titchfield Avenue. This church was built (and later extended) in the twentieth century. Over the years, there have been Methodist churches in several locations around the town: This church on High Pavement
3843-511: Was opened next door to the original pool (which was from then on used as a teaching pool). In the 1970s, as part of the construction of the Sutton Centre School, a public ice rink was provided. In 2008, the Brook Street swimming pools and the Sutton Centre ice rink were closed and the Lammas Leisure Centre on Lammas Road opened. The formal opening was performed by Dame Kelly Holmes. The Lammas Leisure Centre has 2 swimming pools (main and teaching), an ice rink (home to Sutton Sting Ice Hockey Academy),
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#17328525832853906-426: Was particularly true during the industrial expansion of the nineteenth century. The following is a list of the churches that still have a presence in Sutton, together with brief historical details. This Anglican church, situated off Lammas Road and built in local stone, contains a few parts that date back to 1170. The tower and spire date from 1395. However, much of the rest of the church was subject to re-building in
3969-400: Was settled by Angles around the 5th century, and became part of the Kingdom, and later Earldom, of Mercia . However, there is evidence of Saxon settlement at the Broxtowe Estate, Oxton , near Nottingham, and Tuxford , east of Sherwood Forest . The name first occurs in 1016, but until 1568, the county was administratively united with Derbyshire, under a single Sheriff . In Norman times,
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