fbpx
Wikipedia

Mansfield

January 14, 2023

This article is about the town in Nottinghamshire, England. For other uses, see Mansfield (disambiguation).

Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield).[1] It gained the Royal Charter of a market town in 1227. The town lies in the Maun Valley, 12 miles (19 km) north of Nottingham and near Sutton-in-Ashfield. Most of the 109,000[2] population live in the town itself (including Mansfield Woodhouse), with Warsop as a secondary centre.[3] Mansfield is the one local authority in Nottinghamshire with a publicly elected mayor.

Mansfield

Mansfield Market Place with the Bentinck Memorial in the centre and the old Moot Hall behind to the left
Mansfield
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population106,556 
OS grid referenceSK 53745 61114
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANSFIELD
Postcode districtNG18, NG19
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°08′40″N 1°11′47″W / 53.14444°N 1.19639°W / 53.14444; -1.19639Coordinates: 53°08′40″N 1°11′47″W / 53.14444°N 1.19639°W / 53.14444; -1.19639

History

Roman to Medieval Period

Settlement dates to the Roman period. Major Hayman Rooke in 1787 discovered a villa between Mansfield Woodhouse and Pleasley; a cache of denarii was found near King's Mill in 1849.[4] Early English royalty stayed there; Mercian Kings used it as a base to hunt in Sherwood Forest.[5]

The Royal Manor of Mansfield was held by the King. In 1042 Edward the Confessor possessed a manor in Mansfield. William the Conqueror later owned two carucates, five sochmans, and thirty-five villains; twenty borders, with nineteen carucates and a half in demesne, a mill, piscary, twenty-four acres of meadow and pasture' in Mansfield. In 1199 the Manor was owned by King John. The Manor, then owned by King Henry III, subsequently passed to Henry de Hastings. In 1329 Queen Isabella, mother of Edward III, was the Lady of the Manor of Mansfield.[6]

The Domesday Book (1086) recorded the settlement as Mammesfeld and market-petition documents of 1227 spelt it Maunnesfeld. King Richard II signed a warrant in November 1377 to grant tenants the right to hold a four-day fair each year; the spelling had changed to Mannesfeld.[4] There are remains of the 12th-Century King John's Palace in Clipstone, between Mansfield and Edwinstowe, and it was an area of retreat for royal families and dignitaries through to the 15th Century. Access to the town was by road from the city of Nottingham, on the way to Sheffield. In the town centre, a commemorative plaque was erected in 1988 together with a nearby tree to mark the point thought once to be the centre of Sherwood Forest. The plaque was refurbished in 2005 and moved to a ground-plinth.[7][8][9]

Tudor and Stuart Periods

In 1516, during the reign of King Henry VIII, an act of parliament settled the Manor to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk. The Manor was then passed to the Dukes of Newcastle and Portland.[6]

Travellers in the 16th and 17th centuries had several inns and stable yards dating from the medieval period to stop at:

the Harte; the Swan, with 1490 dating stone; the Talbot; the White Bear; the Ram, with timber from before 1500; and the White Lion.. Several timber-framed cruck buildings were demolished in 1929; and in 1973 a local historical society documented another during demolition dated to 1400 or earlier. Other Tudor houses in Stockwell Gate, Bridge St, and Lime Tree Place were also demolished to make way for development before they could be viewed for listing. Most remaining buildings are from the 17th century.

19th century

In 1894 William Horner Groves described Mansfield as 'one of the quaintest and most healthy of the towns in the Midland counties, is the market town for an agricultural district of eight miles around it. It is the capital of the Broxtowe Hundred of Nottinghamshire, and gives its name to a Parliamentary Division of the county'[6]

 
The Court House

Ancient markets

Mansfield is a market town with a 700-year-old market tradition; a Royal charter was issued in 1227. The present market square was created after demolition under the Improvement Act of 1823.[4] In the centre is the Bentinck Memorial, built in 1849, which commemorates Lord George Bentinck (1802–1848), son of the William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, a local landowner.[10]

 
Waverley House, Mansfield, Old Market Cross - a Grade II* Listed Building

A nearby area called Buttercross Market in West Gate, the site of an old cattle market, has a centrepiece of local stone dating from the 16th century.[7] Mansfield District Council closed this section in 2015.[11][12] Adjacent is Mansfield Library, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1977 and refurbished in 2012.[13] The old Carnegie Library, founded in 1905 in Leeming Street, was used from 1976 as an arts and performance centre.[14]

 
Buttercross Market Monument, West Gate.

Geography and climate

Mansfield has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), with a narrow temperature range, an even spread of rainfall, low levels of sunshine and often breezy conditions throughout the year. The closest weather-station records for Mansfield come from Warsop in Meden Vale, seven miles to the north.

The absolute maximum temperature record for the area stands at 34.6 °C (94.3 °F), recorded in August 1990.[15] In a typical year the warmest day should reach 28.9 °C (84.0 °F) and 12.72 days should reach 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) or higher.[16][17]

The absolute minimum temperature record for the area is −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F), recorded in January 1987. There is air frost on an average of 59 nights a year.[18]

Rainfall averages 634 mm a year, with 113 days reporting in excess of 1 mm of rain (observation period 1971–2000).[19][20]

Climate data for Warsop,[a] elevation: 46 m (151 ft), 1971–2000 normals, extremes 1960–2006
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		25.3
(77.5) 		27.0
(80.6) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.5
(90.5) 		34.6
(94.3) 		27.9
(82.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		34.6
(94.3)
Average high °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		9.4
(48.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		13.7
(56.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		3.9
(39.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		10.9
(51.6) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.1
(61.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		13.2
(55.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.3
(48.7)
Average low °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7) 		0.6
(33.1) 		2.2
(36.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		5.6
(42.1) 		8.4
(47.1) 		10.4
(50.7) 		10.1
(50.2) 		8.4
(47.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		1.3
(34.3) 		4.9
(40.8)
Record low °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		1.4
(34.5) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−15.2
(4.6) 		−19.1
(−2.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.2
(2.21) 		42.5
(1.67) 		48.6
(1.91) 		53.3
(2.10) 		48.6
(1.91) 		60.8
(2.39) 		43.9
(1.73) 		48.6
(1.91) 		54.1
(2.13) 		56.2
(2.21) 		51.8
(2.04) 		63.1
(2.48) 		633.9
(24.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.7 8.7 10.6 9.4 8.7 9.2 7.2 8.3 8.2 9.8 10.0 11.5 113.0
Source: KNMI[21]

Economy

Town centre

 
The Old Town Hall

Mansfield has a large market place within its commercial and retail centre. The main market area was re-surfaced in 2005.[22] In 2016 the council moved all market stalls from the old Buttercross Market in Westgate to join those sited in the main market area.[23][24][25][26] Surroundings includes a museum, the Palace Theatre, restaurants, fast-food outlets, pubs, bars and night clubs.

On 6 April 2010 a town-centre Business Improvement District (BID) was founded with offices in the old Town Hall, financed by 2 per cent extra on the rateable value of nearby businesses.[27][28][29][30]

The BID operates on a five-year basis, with a rolling yearly operational plan.[31] Before its tenure ended in 2015, over 560 shops and other town-centre businesses were canvassed in late 2014 to vote on the first continuation period. Mansfield District Council contracted out of the procedure at a projected cost to council taxpayers of £8,000.[29][32][33] On a 55 per cent turnout, 77 per cent voted to extend the BID for another five years.[34]

The BID's additional services (beyond the council's baseline statutory services) and delivery of projects enhance the town's shopping centre. It offers events to attract visitors and raise awareness and security for the town centre, including banning orders and improved shop frontages.[33][35]

Records show the first yearly income to have been £294,697, with an operating surplus of £151,610.[27] One achievement in 2012–2013 was a crowd-funded town centre Wi-Fi internet installation costing £37,000,[36] and completed by June 2013,[37] using a network of AP nodes requiring registration for free use,[38] and dedicated optional BID local information "App" for Android and iPhone available for download.[39] The intentions were to encourage shoppers and visitors to linger in the town centre for longer, to offer internet access to small businesses, and to provide market traders with a means of accepting non-cash payments.[40]

Other BID moves have been "gating off" alleyways blighted by anti-social behaviour, improving signage, and enhancing cleansing operations.[41][42][43][44] Several shopkeepers complained in 2011 that the BID was "not doing enough to boost town trade."[45] In 2012, Mansfield Constituency Labour Party criticised the BID for receiving almost a million pounds in its first three years, with little to show for it.[46]

In 2015 Mansfield BID moved out of its offices in the old Town Hall to allow structural repairs, relocating nearby.[47] A mandatory ballot, required every five years, occurred in late 2014,[48] and again in late 2019, resulting in a decision to renew the organisation.[49]

In January 2022, the council announced an intention to purchase and redevelop the old Beale's town-centre store and to relocate all existing staff along with external partnerships and new participants, swelling the daily footfall which would bolster existing retail traders. Funding for the scheme, named Mansfield Connect, will be determined by a Levelling Up grant.[50][51][52]

Also in February 2022 Severn Trent Water shared its £76 million Green Recovery Project for flood alleviation investment for the town. This includes rain garden areas around the Market Place, a memorial garden at the back of the Old Town Hall and a pocket park with a slide for children in the existing green space on the corner of Walkden Street/Quaker Way.[53]

Retail

Among Mansfield's retail outlets is the Four Seasons shopping centre created in 1973–1976, with over 50 units occupied by national chains and phone shops.[54][55][56] Primark nationally took over the former Littlewoods premises, closing the Mansfield store and its associated in-house business Index) in 2005.[57] The Primark premises underwent a refit in 2017.[58] Other stores and a coffee chain have traded in West Gate since 2011, along with existing similar cafés.[59]

 
Rosemary Centre shopping arcade, at the edge of the town centre shopping area with walkways and underpasses connecting to the pedestrianised town centre

BHS closed in 2016 and Beales in 2020.[60][61][62][63] Debenhams' closure, part of a national sequence due to the Arcadia Group's financial failure, was announced in late 2020,[64] followed by Burtons, Topman and Topshop.[65][66]

Rosemary Centre, built as a large weaving shed in 1907 by John Harwood Cash and converted to retail in 1984,[67] is a pedestrianised area off the town centre with a covered streetside parade. Argos relocated in 2017 to new owner Sainsbury's store.[68][69] There are also three outdoor retail parks, two with adjacent branded fast-food outlets.[70][71][72]

The site of the old bus station on Rosemary Street is now home to three fast food outlets, Taco Bell, Tim Hortons and Dominoes Pizza.[73]

Civic Centre

The headquarters of Mansfield District Council were relocated to a new-build occupying part of a former recreation ground at Chesterfield Road South from August 1986, bringing together workers from 12 offices across the district. The project took two years and over-ran the anticipated cost by £1 million, totalling £6.7 million, then the council's biggest spending scheme.[74] it was opened in 1987 by Princess Anne.[75] Catering facilities are run by outside contractors.[76]

From 2012, surplus office space was rented to outside concerns. Working with Ashfield District Council to cut costs, the legal services of both authorities were combined in existing ADC offices at Kirkby in Ashfield. Their joint regeneration service began earlier.[77][78] The council decided in 2014 to close the Civic Centre counter-payments facility.[79][80]

Job Centre Plus, an agency within the Department for Work and Pensions, moved in 2018 from two town-centre venues to the re-modelled Civic Centre interior ground floor. The vacated offices were intended for redevelopment as housing and retail.[81][82][83][84][85]

Mansfield Community Partnership was created at the Civic Centre as a centralised hub for law and order, with police, street wardens, housing, domestic abuse and anti social behaviour officers in a dedicated town-centre unit.[86][85][87][88]

In October 2021, the council announced a plan to create a new community hub at the old town hall in the town centre, intending to relocate staff together with other parties having vested interests in the present building and area. The project will be subject to a successful bid for funding from central government under the Levelling up scheme announced in 2021. The Civic Centre is proposed to be redeveloped.[89]

Former employment and industry

 
 

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries in October 1999 acquired Mansfield Brewery, once the United Kingdom's largest independent brewery, for £253 million.[90] Production ceased in 2002,[91] and the Mansfield range of ales moved to manufacturing facilities around the country; the site was later sold to Pubmaster Ltd, and from the 2020s is being redeveloped as housing.[92][93]

In the 1980s, Mansfield Bitter was advertised with a photograph of then US President Ronald Reagan and the tagline: "He might be president of the most powerful nation on earth... but he's never had a pint of Mansfield."[94][95] "Not much matches Mansfield" was also used and became the title for a play set in the town, written by Kevin Fegan for the Mansfield Arts Festival.[96][97][98] A similar 1989 advert contained the wording "He might be the life and soul of the Party...But he's never had a pint of Mansfield." featured Mikhail Gorbachev, then president of the Soviet Union.[99]

 
Part of the remaining old Brewery offices, now housing a learning centre, rented offices and Prior's Well brewery/public house

Mansfield's old-established soft drink manufacturer, R. L. Jones, with brand names Sunecta and Mandora, was bought by Mansfield Brewery in 1977.[75] A move to a modern factory in Bellamy Road in 1975 released land projected for a high-density housing development known as Layton Burroughs.[75] Mansfield Brewery sold the business in 1988 for £21.5 million to the Scottish drinks company A. G. Barr plc, producer of Irn-Bru, Tizer, and Mandora.[75] At the time the firm employed 400 people. Production ceased there in January 2011 when A. G. Barr moved production to other sites.[100][101]

After demolition of the brewery production buildings in 2008, the site remained unsold,[102][103] with various projected uses mooted. Used temporarily since February 2015 as a trailer park, Mansfield planning department refused further consent in October 2015.[104] One local councillor suggested it could be turned into a town farm,[91] but instead a rented housing development was completed by 2021.[105]

The older ornate office building 'Chadburn House' initially housed an interactive learning centre from 2002.[106][107][108] It closed in April 2015,[109] and was turned into office space for businesses, including the local newspaper,[110] and a micro brewery with a cafe and bar.[111][112][113]

 
Clipstone Colliery headstocks stated to be the highest in Europe.[114] and surrounding cleared pit-head site

Many areas near the town still show signs of coal mining, the main industry for most of the 20th century. A violent episode in the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) occurred in Mansfield on May Day 1984.[115] Most of the area's miners had voted against a strike, but the local union initially maintained that the strike was official to show solidarity with strikers in other areas. When the coal board granted an extra day of leave after the bank holiday, a group of working miners confronted union officials and violence broke out with striking miners.[115] Mansfield later hosted a breakaway union, the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, which recruited many who had opposed the 1984–1985 strike.[116]

The head stocks close to the village of Clipstone are an important local landmark and community groups are trying to preserve them as a reminder of the area's mining history.[117][118][119] As demand for coal fell, Mansfield's pits wound down and miners had to find other work.

Mining subsidence causes problems for properties around Mansfield. A few streets in and around the town form long rows of terraced houses reminiscent of the affordable housing provided for mine workers in the prime of the industry. Many were demolished in 2012 in Pleasley Hill, Market Warsop and elsewhere. The Coal Authority is based in the town.

Regeneration

 
MARR road known as Sherwood Way looking east towards Derby Road and Rainworth beyond, with Cauldwell Dam and Woods to the left

Several urban regeneration projects planned for Mansfield involved large-scale demolition, but the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and subsequent central-government funding cuts and escalating austerity measures deferred them. Mansfield District Council promoted two new developments: Arrival Square, opened 2008,[120] an office block occupied by the Probation Service by the rail station;[121] and Queen's Place—completed and opened by the mayor, Tony Egginton, in late 2013—which cost the council £2.4 million. It offered two new ground-floor retail units and six offices in Queen Street between the new transport interchange and the market square.[122]

Reconstruction of the nearby King's Mill Hospital, part of which was completed by 2009, is near to the MARR road (Mansfield and Ashfield Regeneration Route) which opened in 2004,[123] a bypass route around the town designed to reduce traffic through-flow and improve public access by connecting the A617 at Pleasley to the A617 at Rainworth.

In 2009 Mansfield made a bid for city status, appending redevelopment plans for retail, residential and leisure facilities with road improvements gradually being made; still pending as of August 2020.[124]

In 2019 the UK government set up the Towns Fund, which aimed to regenerate areas in need of regeneration. Mansfield was one of these places with the aim of receiving £25 million for its regeneration and development. This is to part with The Mansfield Townscape Heritage Project, which provided grants by the National Lottery to renovate parts of the town centre.[125]

 
King's Mill Hospital in 2013, showing the main entrance beyond the paving, outpatient clinics to the left, the women and children's centre to the right, and wards in the towers behind

Transport

Railway

Mansfield railway station is on the Robin Hood Line, which connects the town with Nottingham and Worksop; the line was opened in 1995. Trains run generally at hourly intervals each way.[126]

 
Mansfield Railway Station

History

The town was originally the terminus of the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway, a horse-drawn plateway built in 1819 and one of the first acquisitions of the newly formed Midland Railway.[127] The Midland used the final section to extend its new Leen Valley line to the present station in 1849.

Mansfield had two railway stations: Mansfield Town, the former Midland station on Station Road; and Mansfield Central, the former Mansfield Railway station in Great Central Road, near Ratcliffe Gate.

 
Mansfield Railway Viaduct

The Midland Railway extended its Rolleston Junction–Southwell branch to Mansfield in 1871; continued the line north to Worksop in 1875; opened a link from Mansfield Woodhouse to Westhouses and Blackwell in 1886; and completed another link from Pleasley through Bolsover to Barrow Hill in 1890. The locally promoted Mansfield Railway, between Kirkby South Junction and Clipstone Junction, broke the Midland Railway monopoly; it was opened in stages between 1913 and 1916 for goods trains and, in 1917, for Nottingham–Ollerton passenger trains, calling at a second Mansfield passenger station. Though nominally independent, the Mansfield Railway connected at both ends with the Great Central Railway, which worked the trains.[128]

Central station lost its scheduled passenger services at the beginning of 1956 and Town station closed to passengers in 1964, leaving Mansfield without a passenger railway service until 1995. During this period, Mansfield was, by some definitions, the largest town in Britain without a railway station.[127] The closest station was located at Alfreton; between 1973 and 1995, it was named Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway to encourage use as a railhead for Mansfield.

In 1995, the Robin Hood line restored passenger services and was officially reopened by Secretary of State for Transport, Sir George Young.[129][130] A Sunday service was restored to Mansfield in December 2008.

 
The Railway Viaduct, White Hart Street

Mansfield & District Light Railways ran a tram service between 1905 and 1932.

Road

The M1 motorway lies west of Mansfield. It is 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from junction 29 at Heath, Derbyshire for traffic from the north and Chesterfield, and 7.7 miles (12.4 km) from junction 27 at Annesley for traffic from the south.

The A60 road runs north–south through Mansfield, between Nottingham and Worksop. The A617 road skirts around the town, providing a road link eastwards towards Newark-on-Trent as well as westwards towards Chesterfield and the M1.

The A38 road, the longest 2-digit A-road in Great Britain, terminates at Mansfield, and provides the town with a direct link to Derby.

Buses

 
Mansfield bus station with the turf-roof and solar panels of Queen's Place low-energy building visible behind and part of the old Co-op (now known as Beales) to its left

Buses in Mansfield are operated mainly by Stagecoach, with Trent Barton and National Express also working the area. The council granted planning permission for a new bus station on the former Station Road car park, expected to cost £7 million, in 2006.[131][132] The old bus station, built in 1977, handled around 1,500 buses and 16,000 passenger arrivals a day; however, it had an outdated design and appearance, and poor outdoor waiting facilities.

There were good pedestrian links to the pedestrianised town-centre shopping streets; however, the railway station was several hundred yards away. The new bus station addressed the problem, but proved unpopular with shopkeepers near the old facility, with several claiming marked reductions in trade.[133][134]

The new bus station and transport interchange opened on 31 March 2013 in a location on a former car park, close to the railway station.[135] It is part of a regeneration scheme known as Gateway to Mansfield,[133] which aims to give visitors a clean and tidy first impression, including buildings with a themed use of local sandstone. The scheme also aims to improve facilities for locals, boost visitors to the town and help step up the local economy.

The new bus station increased passenger safety and provides a more welcoming scene for arriving visitors. Improvements have included an enclosed waiting area, automatic doors for fume reduction and safety, a tourist information centre, electronic bus and rail departure information, toilets and baby-changing facilities. A tower with lift and stairs to an elevated walkway connects it to the railway station.[135]

Sport

 
One Call Stadium, home of Mansfield Town FC

Mansfield is home to Mansfield Town FC, known as the Stags or yellows. Relegated to the Conference National after 77 years in the Football League at the end of the 2007–2008 season, Mansfield Town returned to the Football League after winning the 2012–2013 Conference National title. Non-League club AFC Mansfield plays in the Forest Town area of Mansfield.

Mansfield Rugby Club is a rugby union club based at Eakring Road and currently plays in Midlands 1 East, a sixth-tier league in the English rugby union system. It won the Notts Cup for five years in succession and for a record 18 times.

Mansfield Giants is Mansfield's Premier Basketball Club, and has a three-star Accreditation and Club Mark from the English Sports Council. The team plays in the England Basketball (EB2).

The annual half marathon held for more than 30 years was cancelled after 2011 due to escalating costs, after changes to Health and Safety legislation meant professional services were needed to address road-closure measures, instead of volunteers. Mansfield local business networking group 2020 had hoped to restore a race by September 2014,[136][137] but this event, reduced in length to 10 kilometres, was postponed, initially until spring 2015, and took place in August.[138][139]

Angling is well supported in the Mansfield district, where ponds remain from the former textile milling industry.

Tennis is catered for by Mansfield Lawn Tennis Club located at the same site since 1883, with two grass courts and four asphalt courts, three of them floodlit.[140] Further hard-surface courts are found in the district at six Mansfield District Council park locations.[141]

Mansfield is home to Mansfield Roller Derby, Mansfield's premier Flat Track Roller Derby league.[142]

One issue for local residents is Mansfield's lack of a central Leisure Centre. Mansfield District Council decided it would rubber stamp the sale of the existing Leisure Centre and extensive public car park to Tesco, which opened a large Tesco Extra store in 2007. The Council asserted that this would be replaced by a brand new Leisure Centre, but nothing has been built or is planned. It received over £5m from Tesco for the Leisure Centre site, but decided to spend this on refurbishing Sherwood Baths instead.[citation needed]

Mansfield has two indoor swimming centres and a third, smaller pool attached to a school, which has been under threat of closure since 2011.[143] These facilities give Mansfield the largest square meterage of indoor water-sports facilities per capita of any town in the United Kingdom with less than 100,000 inhabitants.

Mansfield is one of three outlets for the Nottinghamshire County Council Swim Squad, which competes as Nova Centurion. The Sherwood Swimming Baths adjacent to the former Sherwood Colliery was refurbished and opened in January 2010 as the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre. The 25-metre pool was widened at the expense of losing tiered public seating and has a new, small, endless stroke-improvement training pool with variable-resistance water flow. The complex reduces its carbon footprint by using a ground-source heat pump backed by a biomass boiler burning wood pellets prepared from waste by a local wood yard.[144][145]

At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, a Mansfield contestant, Rebecca Adlington, won two gold medals, for 400 and 800-metre freestyle swimming. After her record-breaking success, Adlington was welcomed home to Mansfield by thousands lining the streets to applaud as she passed in an open top bus. This culminated in an appearance at the old Town Hall in the Market Square. Her success boosted swimming interest in the area, leading to expansion of swimming classes to encourage young people to begin swimming. At the 2012 Olympic Games in and around London, Adlington won two Bronze medals again for 400 and 800 metres, the best performance of a generally disappointing Team GB swimming squad. She retired from competitive swimming in February 2012.[146]

Water Meadows swimming complex opened during the Christmas holidays of 1990 in Bath Street, on the site of the former Mansfield Baths and defunct cattle market. It has a gym and a soft-play area for children with an adjoining café, as well as one 25-metre competition pool, two other pools, and a small teaching pool. The leisure lagoon pool has an artificial wave machine operating periodically, and also a slide and a shallow area like a beach. The complex is popular with family groups, and many surrounding schools make use of its facilities.

Mansfield Bowling Club is reputed to have origins in the 1700s. The club played at a bowling green to the rear of the Bowl in Hand pub in the town centre, until relocating into the grounds of Queen Elizabeth's Academy, with a new facility including pavilion opening in 2009.[147][148]

Parks

Titchfield Park

On the same site as the Water Meadows swimming complex, offers large grassy areas on both sides of the river Maun, crossed by two footbridges. It has a bowls green, hard tennis courts, a basketball court, a children's play area, and many flowerbeds.

 
Titchfield Park and River Maun looking towards Nottingham Road with Water Meadows pool to rear of camera position

Fisher Lane Park

Nearby stretches from the top of Littleworth through to Rock Hill. It is popular with dog walkers, kite flyers and skaters, as Mansfield District Council installed a concrete skate plaza, causing some local controversy. However, the skate plaza has proved popular with local young people. Some rides and stalls for local children are set up in the park in the summer.

Carr Bank Park

 
Carr Bank Park with Mansfield Manor Hotel, originally an industrialist's residence

Also close to the town, has a rocky grotto, a bandstand and summer flower beds. It has a war memorial built of local sandstone, dedicated to soldiers killed in action since the end of the Second World War, to complement the original setting unveiled after the First War in 1921.[149]

 
The River Maun, Mansfield

Cemeteries and crematorium

The main cemetery and crematorium occupy a 10-acre site accessed from Derby Road, on the southern edge of town near to the boundary with Ashfield.[150] They share a car park. In late 2015, Mansfield District Council recognised the need for additional spaces and planning consent was obtained.[151] The older part of the cemetery, fronting Nottingham Road and Forest Hill (the old Derby Road) has on-street parking. Site access on foot can be hard due to the steep slope.[150]

The cemetery was opened in 1857 due to insufficient church graveyard space,[150] the mid-to-late Victorian population growth and several then-new churches built with little or no dedicated graveyard areas.[152][153][154] A 10-acre extension was made in 1898.[150] Registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as 'Nottingham Road Cemetery', this cemetery contains the war graves of 51 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and 45 from World War II.[155]

The adjacent Mansfield and District Crematorium, with two chapels seating 35 and up to 80, was set up in 1960.[156] and is a responsibility shared between Mansfield District Council, Ashfield District Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council.[157]

There are other cemeteries on the A60 at Mansfield Woodhouse and at Warsop, and off the A617 at Pleasley Hill.[150]

Entertainment

The Palace Theatre in Leeming St is the town's prime entertainment venue. Built as a cinema in 1910 and originally known as the Palace Electric Theatre, it was adapted as a theatre with a proscenium arch, presenting live shows.[158] It was known as the Civic Hall and Civic Theatre before the current name was revived in 1995.[75] With a seating capacity of 534, the theatre is a mid-scale touring venue.[159][160] It presents a programme of professional and amateur productions and a yearly pantomime.[161][162][163]

 
The Palace Theatre, Mansfield

Mansfield Museum, beside the Palace Theatre in Leeming Street, opened in 1904.[75] and has been based on its present site since 1938. With free entry, it won the Guardian Family-friendly Museum of the Year Award in 2011.[164]

Mansfield was home to Venue 44,[165] a nightclub that gave birth to the superclub Renaissance which was operated there in 1992–1994 by Geoff Oakes[166] and launched the DJ's Sasha, John Digweed, Nigel Dawson[167] and Ian Ossia to global fame.[168] The building was demolished in 2010.

The Old Library near the town centre houses a recording studio, meeting room and 100-seat Studio Theatre.[169] Mansfield also has a large multiplex cinema on a new retail and entertainment park outside of the town centre.[170] The previous ABC town-centre cinema was used as a snooker centre until closure in 2012,[171] but late in 2013 it was converted into a church.[172]

Mansfield Super Bowl, a 28-lane alley with hospitality, opened in 1991. Facing closure in 2014, it was sold and refurbished in 2015.[173]

The Intake, a live-music venue in Kirkland Avenue, closed in 2016.[174] The Town Mill, a former waterside mill on the banks of the Maun at the edge of the town centre, was turned into a pub and live music venue in 2002, but closed in 2010, citing the smoking ban, rising beer prices and recession among its reasons for failure.[175]

Sherwood Forest

Main article: Sherwood Forest

A few miles outside Mansfield lies Sherwood Forest. Mansfield had an oak tree and a plaque in West Gate to mark what was the centre of Sherwood Forest. Now the tree has been felled and a giant metallic feather has replaced it as a marker. Some residents of the town feel this is an eyesore, and the feather sculpture has been plagued by health and safety problems.[citation needed]

 
Sherwood Forest

Summer in the Streets

Every year between June and August, Mansfield District Council hosts a Summer in the Streets festival. This consists of various public events held all across the town over many days, such as children's entertainment, fairground rides in the market square, and hands-on workshops for things like crafts and circus skills.

The festival highlight is a final event in Titchfield Park called Party in the Park. Its range of entertainment includes live music acts by local bands, performances from local dance groups, and activities such as face painting. For 2012 and 2013, this culminating event was cancelled for austerity reasons.[176][177]

On 21 August 2010 the various summer entertainment arranged by Mansfield District Council included the Irish boy band Westlife in a live concert at Field Mill stadium, home to the town's football team, the Stags. This was the first big-name act to visit the town.

Media

The local newspapers are the Chad (formerly Chronicle Advertiser) and Mansfield and Ashfield News Journal, a community newspaper. Mansfield's radio station, Mansfield 103.2, broadcasts from Fishpond Hill in Skegby Lane, from a transmitter that also broadcasts Mansfield versions of Nottingham stations BBC Radio Nottingham and Capital Midlands, on 95.5 and 96.5 FM respectively. DAB broadcasts from Fishpond Hill began on 21 July 2006 with the NOW Nottingham multiplex. Subsequently, the Digital One and BBC National muxes were added (during 2006 and 2007).

Television reception in Mansfield is often poor due to its location between regions. Historically, Mansfield has been part of the BBC North and Yorkshire Television regions. Between 1965 and 1974, some homes in Mansfield even received Anglia Television.

Since the 1995 arrival of Diamond Cable (latterly ntl, then finally Virgin Media), BBC East Midlands and ITV Central East has been provided, and since regionalisation of SKY digital, many residents now receive BBC East Midlands and ITV Central, which are the default channels for this area and appear on channels 101 and 103.

Mansfield receives its television signals from various transmitters: Waltham from East Midlands, Emley Moor from South and West Yorkshire, and Belmont from East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. This meant that the celebrations for Rebecca Adlington's success at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, though covered officially by East Midlands Today, could be shown on both East Midlands Today and Look North, so that all the Mansfield area could watch.

Politics

See also: Mansfield local elections, Mayor of Mansfield, Mansfield District, and Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)

Mansfield has a directly elected mayor, as one of only 16 places with one in the United Kingdom. Tony Egginton was Mayor of Mansfield from October 2002 until retirement in May 2015, being replaced at scheduled elections by a fellow candidate for the Mansfield Independent Forum political party, Kate Allsop. Much was said of the first Executive Mayor, but during his time in office, Mansfield struggled with local land development and many projects across the region faltered.[178][179][180][181][182][183][184][185]

Egginton (in office 2002–2015) was criticised by some councillors and residents for placing too much focus on self-publicity,[186][187][188][189] as opposed to publicity for the town. The issue was raised again after his prominent role in Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington's homecoming ceremony, after her Gold Medal successes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.[190]

In April 2017, Sophie Whitby was elected to the Mansfield district as a Member of Youth Parliament, on a manifesto that included promoting equality for the LGBT community.[191]

Benjamin Bradley has been the constituency (Conservative) Member of Parliament since May 2017, succeeding Sir Alan Meale (Labour), who served the town for 30 years.

On 5 May 2019, Andy Abrahams was elected as the Mayor of Mansfield, winning by just 2 votes, and also became the first directly elected Labour Executive Mayor.[192]

From 2010 the Parliamentary Constituency boundaries were realigned to include areas to the north of Mansfield around Warsop, previously part of the Bassetlaw constituency.

In the news

The 2005 and 2007 editions of Channel 4's programme The Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK named Mansfield as the sixth and ninth worst place to live in Britain respectively, largely due to poor school performance.[193] The town did not feature in the list for 2019.[194]

In June 2014, husband and wife Christopher and Susan Edwards were jailed for murdering the woman's parents, William and Patricia Wycherley, whose bodies lay undiscovered in their back garden for 15 years. The couple had stolen thousands of pounds, siphoned off the Wycherleys' pensions and sold their house, amounting to nearly £300,000.[195] The bodies were found after the Edwardses gave themselves up, having spent a year in France knowing the DWP intended to interview the murdered Mr Wycherley, who would have been approaching his 100th birthday.[196] Susan Edwards, a former librarian, had written Christmas cards and letters to relatives telling them her parents were travelling in Ireland "because of the good air" and told neighbours they were in Blackpool or Morecambe.[197] The Edwardses were sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years for the murders, concurrent with 9-year sentences for disposing of the bodies and theft.[198]

On 30 May 2015, 13-year-old Amber Peat went missing from home after returning from a family holiday. On 2 June her body was found in an area off Westfield Lane, Mansfield, less than a mile from her home. The cause of her death was hanging.[199] An inquest was held at Nottingham Council House in February 2019,[200] with the assistant-Coroner recording a narrative verdict.[201]

In late December 2020, a cliff-face collapsed after heavy rain close to a recent housing development in an old sand quarry.[202] It was the second time, having previously occurred in 2019 when approximately 1,300 tonnes (1,300 long tons; 1,400 short tons) of debris was removed. On both occasions evacuation was necessary. The area was acknowledged as suitable for housing in 1998,[203] with the estate developed by Gladedale Homes between 2003 and 2011.[204][205][206] A stand of mature trees was marked as needing removal in anticipation of stabilising the nearby cliff face during 2018.[207]

Cultural

D. H. Lawrence, in Lady Chatterley's Lover, described Mansfield as "that once romantic now utterly disheartening colliery town".[208]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Mansfield

People with Wikipedia pages, in alphabetical order:

Twin towns – sister cities

Mansfield is twinned with:[214][better source needed]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Weather station is located 7.0 miles (11.3 km) from the Mansfield town centre.

References

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 270, Sherwood Forest: Mansfield, Worksop & Edwinstowe, Ordnance Survey, 16 September 2015, ISBN 9780319244678
  2. ^ "Population estimates".
  3. ^ . Mansfield District Council. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "A short history of Mansfield". Mansfield Directory: Street Plan and Guide. Mansfield: W. & J. Linney Ltd. 1973. p. 23. ISBN 978-0900525131.
  5. ^ Brown, Cornelius (1896). "Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse". A History of Nottinghamshire. Elliot Stock. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b c William Horner Groves, The History of Mansfield, (1894) retrieved on the 5th December 2020.
  7. ^ a b Mansfield District Council, , SB Marketing, p. 21, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2011, retrieved 13 December 2013
  8. ^ Town stakes a claim to Robin Hood BBC News, 19 July 2005, Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  9. ^ The Centre Tree ournottinghamshire.org.uk, 3 March 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  10. ^ . Mansfield District Council. Mansfield District Council. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  11. ^ . Mansfield District Council. Mansfield District Council. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Mansfield market: Revamp gets council approval despite opposition". BBC News. Nottinghamshire: British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Mansfield Library opens after £3.4m investment". BBC News. Nottinghamshire: British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  14. ^ Weston, Liz (23 July 2009). "Carnegie Museum". Our Mansfield and Area. Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  15. ^ . European Climate Assessment and Dataset. ECA&D Project Team, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  16. ^ . European Climate Assessment and Dataset. ECA&D Project Team, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  17. ^ . European Climate Assessment and Dataset. ECA&D Project Team, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  18. ^ . European Climate Assessment and Dataset. ECA&D Project Team, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  19. ^ . European Climate Assessment and Dataset. ECA&D Project Team, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  20. ^ . European Climate Assessment and Dataset. ECA&D Project Team, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  21. ^ . KNMI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  22. ^ Mansfield Market gets a Makeover! markettradenews.com, 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  23. ^ Mansfield market: Revamp gets council approval despite opposition BBC News Nottingham, 21 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  24. ^ Controversial plans for Mansfield market given go-ahead Chad, 29 January 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  25. ^ Mansfield market relaunches today Chad, 5 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  26. ^ Market traders stay optimistic about future of £100k revamp. Chad, 11 May 2016, pp.6-7. Accessed 24 January 2022
  27. ^ a b (PDF), Mansfield BID Company Limited, pp. 1–2, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015
  28. ^ Mansfield Directory 1973, p. 172.
  29. ^ a b Mansfield District Council re-election report on BID's 2015 Ballot, June 2014, retrieved 22 August 2014[permanent dead link]
  30. ^ "Mansfield's BID Ambassadors". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  31. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  32. ^ . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  33. ^ a b . Mansfield 2020. Mansfield 2020. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  34. ^ "Mansfield town centre businesses vote to keep BID for another five years". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  35. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  36. ^ "Wi-fi technology boost for Mansfield town centre". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  37. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  38. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  39. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  40. ^ Techworld.com News, 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021
  41. ^ "New gates lock out crime". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. September 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  42. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  43. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2014. After strong lobbying of Notts County Council, they have committed to change, refresh and re-install all directional signage into Mansfield, including better signage for all Car Parks
  44. ^ . Mansfield BID. Mansfield BID Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  45. ^ "Pressure builds on BID scheme: Chairman speaks as plan faces criticism". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 11 May 2011.
  46. ^ "'Has the Mansfield BID delivered?' Calls have been made for it to demonstrate how it gives town-centre traders value for money". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  47. ^ Work gets underway on Mansfield Old Town Hall News Journal, 29 June 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  48. ^ Mansfield town centre businesses vote to keep BID for another five years Chad, 14 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  49. ^ Mansfield BID Re-election mansfield.gov.uk Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  50. ^ Former Mansfield department store Beales set to become new civic hub, Chad, 7 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022
  51. ^ Former Beales store in Mansfield bought by council to use as new headquarters Nottinghamshire Live, 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022
  52. ^ Council buys Beales for new civic hub Mansfield District Council, 6 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022
  53. ^ [1] Severn Trent Water, 10th February 2022. Retrieved 4th January 2023
  54. ^ 1973, 30 July - Work began on clearing the site of the proposed shopping precinct between Westgate and Stockwell Gate; 1976, 9 March - The Four Seasons Shopping Centre was opened Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999, ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  55. ^ "Four Seasons Shopping Centre". from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014. Give the gift of choice... with a Four Seasons Gift Card. Accepted in most of the 55 Four Seasons stores.
  56. ^ "Centre Guide, Four Seasons Mansfield" (PDF). Four Seasons Shopping Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  57. ^ Littlewoods shops sold for £409m BBC News, 11 July 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2021
  58. ^ Primark launches its newly refurbished store at Four Seasons Chad, 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021
  59. ^ "Costa Coffee store is on way for Mansfield". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  60. ^ BHS in Mansfield to close today Chad, 31 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  61. ^ Mansfield's Beales store expected to close in 'next few weeks' Chad, 11 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  62. ^ Department store Beales closed for good following coronavirus lockdown Nottinghamshire Live, 26 March 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  63. ^ What changes Mansfield Live readers would like to see in their town centre Nottinghamshire Live, 11 September 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  64. ^ Debenhams set to 'close all stores' including Mansfield branch with 12,000 jobs on line Chad, 1 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  65. ^ 'Major blow' as Topshop and Topman join Debenhams in stores to close in Nottingham and Mansfield Nottinghamshire Live, 1 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  66. ^ Sadness in Mansfield as pictures show Topshop store being cleared of all stock Nottinghamshire Live, 17 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  67. ^ Up Our Street. Rosemary Centre, incorporating part of Rosemary Street, Walkden Street & Union Street. Chad, 23 May 2012. p.27. Accessed 24 January 2022
  68. ^ 1984, 26 October. Argos was the first store to open in the new Rosemary Centre (formerly Lawn Mills) Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999, ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  69. ^ Argos store to move into Sainsbury's supermarket Chad, 27 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  70. ^ "Portland Retail Park: Retail park full after two new deals". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  71. ^ . Completely Retail. The Completely Group. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  72. ^ "Mansfield Leisure Park". Local Store. Local Store Marketing Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  73. ^ "Taco Bell, Tim Hortons and Domino's Pizza confirmed for new Mansfield 'gateway'". Nottingham Post. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  74. ^ "Thirty years of council offices" Chad, 7 September 2016, p.54. Accessed 31 October 2021
  75. ^ a b c d e f Crute, David (29 November 2011). "Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999". Our Mansfield and Area. Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  76. ^ "New lease of life for North Notts venue the Civic Quarter". Invest Ashfield Mansfield. Ashfield & Mansfield Regeneration Service. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  77. ^ "Two district councils in Midlands back shared legal service". Local Government Lawyer. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  78. ^ "Ashfield and Mansfield Town Centres". Invest Ashfield Mansfield. Ashfield & Mansfield Regeneration Service. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  79. ^ . Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  80. ^ . Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  81. ^ The Newsroom (27 January 2017). "Job Centre shake up: How will your local branch be affected?". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  82. ^ The Newsroom (23 March 2018). "Job Centre Plus opens at Civic Centre". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  83. ^ The Newsroom (27 December 2018). "Former Mansfield Jobcentre could be restaurant and shops". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  84. ^ "Work To Be Done On Civic Centre". Mansfield 103.2. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  85. ^ a b "Improved Civic Centre Reception Reopens". Mansfield 103.2. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  86. ^ Station to be sold soon? Chad, 11 May 2016, p.20. Accessed 14 January 2022
  87. ^ "Mansfield Community Partnership". Mansfield District Council. Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  88. ^ "Neighbourhood Wardens". Mansfield District Council. Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  89. ^ Council moves towards new community hub Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 31 October 2021
  90. ^ . Mansfield District Council. Mansfield District Council. 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  91. ^ a b "Brewery site's farm idea", Chad, 14 October 2015, p.13. Accessed 20 September 2021
  92. ^ First homes will be ready next year at former Mansfield Brewery site Nottingham Live, 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021
  93. ^ Residents move into new homes at former Mansfield brewery site Chad, 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021
  94. ^ "Mug of Mansfield, President Regan?". Milwaukee Sentinel. October 1982. Retrieved 22 February 2014.[dead link]
  95. ^ Lewis, Richard. "Former US president Ronald Reagan honoured with statue in London". OLD COLSTONIAN NEWS. Colston's School. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  96. ^ Not Much Matches Mansfield. More from the Mayor. Chad, 18 July 2012, p.9. Accessed 20 January 2022
  97. ^ Watkins, Ian. Not Much Matches Mansfield Audio (Radio Play). SoundCloud. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  98. ^ . Mansfield.gov. April–July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  99. ^ A walk down memory lane in photos Chad, 27 July 2016, p.46
  100. ^ "Drinks maker Barr to close Mansfield plant". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. November 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2013. Drinks maker A.G. Barr has announced it is to close its Mansfield site in early 2011
  101. ^ The Notts fizzy drinks factory where Irn Bru was made before moving to Scotland Nottinghamshire Live, 11 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021
  102. ^ "Demolition work to re-start at former Mansfield Brewery site". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. May 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  103. ^ "College plan for former Mansfield brewery site could be taken elsewhere". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. March 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. spokesman from Eddisons who are selling the land said: "The status with Mansfield Brewery remains the same. The property is available by way of a private treaty sale. Interest is ongoing"
  104. ^ Trailer scheme is trashed after objection letters. Chad, 30 September 2015, p.27. Accessed 30 January 2022
  105. ^ Residents move into new homes at former Mansfield brewery site Chad, 5 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022
  106. ^ 'Making It' Discovery Centre, Mansfield, UK neutronfire.com Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  107. ^ . Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  108. ^ "Leading Mansfield attraction is teaching skills for life! Chad, 17 September 2014, p.45. Accessed 8 June 2022
  109. ^ "Making It! set to thrive with £10,000 boost" Chad, 6 January 2016, p.30. Accessed 16 September 2021.
  110. ^ Your Chad moves to historic brewery site Chad, 26 July 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021
  111. ^ Nottinghamshire business based in historic brewery cannot access government grant due to 'annoying' criteria Nottinghamshire Live, 5 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021
  112. ^ 20 Companies in NG18 1AH, Chadburn House, Chadburn Road, Mansfield Endole, Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  113. ^ Serviced office space in Mansfield Concept 360. Retrieved 23 August 2021
  114. ^ "Clipstone Headstocks campaign growing". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2013. A Councillor has said that moves to finally bring down Europe's tallest mining relics 'is gaining momentum'
  115. ^ a b Strike: 358 Days that Shook the Nation. London: Sunday Times. 1985. pp. 110–113. ISBN 978-0-340-38445-9.
  116. ^ Adeney, Martin; Lloyd, John (1988). The Miners' Strike 1984-5: Loss Without Limited. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 273–274. ISBN 978-0-7102-1371-6.
  117. ^ "Stay or go: that's the question". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. April 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2013. Opinion is still divided over whether the historic headstocks at the former Clipstone Colliery site should be preserved or demolished
  118. ^ "Final shift at Clipstone pit". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. April 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  119. ^ "Clipstone headstocks campaign growing". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  120. ^ "Landmark office complex unveiled tomorrow". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  121. ^ . Nottinghamshire Probation Trust. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  122. ^ "Mayor opens new 'Gateway' building". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  123. ^ Chad, local newspaper. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022
  124. ^ "Mansfield bids for 'city' status". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020.
  125. ^ "Regeneration money is a further boost for Mansfield". created 6th September 2019 and retrieved on 01/09/2020
  126. ^ "Train Timetable: Nottingham to Worksop" (PDF). East Midlands Trains. December 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  127. ^ a b Hill, D. "Our Mansfield and Area: Transport and Distribution". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  128. ^ Cupit, J. (February 1956). "The End of Passenger Services on the Mansfield Railway". Trains Illustrated: 58–61.
  129. ^ Crute, D. "Our Mansfield and Area: Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  130. ^ Retro. A walk down Memory Lane in photos. "...the railway station returns to Mansfield. Wasn't the town one of the largest in the UK without a station prior to this?" Chad (local newspaper), 28 October 2015, p.42. Accessed 7 December 2020.
  131. ^ . Nottinghamshire County Council. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  132. ^ "New Mansfield bus station set for New Year joy?". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 10 November 2007.
  133. ^ a b "Mayor's pledge on town's 'gateway'". Hucknall Despatch. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013. Mansfield mayor Tony Egginton has made it a priority to oversee the redevelopment of the town's Stockwell Gate area before he retires from office in 18 months' time. And he has moved to reassure the public that the new car park located on the old bus station, which opened last Wednesday, is only intended to be temporary.... Patrick Slack, who owns Slack's news kiosk on Rosemary Street, said: "I lost around 20 per cent of my business when the old bus station shut down and I know others were similarly affected, so anything that brings people this way has to be a good thing."
  134. ^ "'Bus Station move is killing our trade': Business owners fear for future". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 8 May 2013. p. 1.
  135. ^ a b "Mansfield bus station". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 19 February 2020. The eye catching new state of the art bus station opened for business on 31 March 2013 and offers better bus, road and rail links. It is just a three-minute walk from both the old bus station and Mansfield market place.... The bus station is a fully enclosed building offering protection from the weather, with comfortable seating and 24 hour CCTV, providing a relaxed, safe waiting environment... and for customer safety and comfort, boarding will be controlled by automatic doors that only open when the bus has arrived
  136. ^ "Mansfield Half Marathon on course to return this autumn". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  137. ^ "Plans to Resurrect Mansfield Half Marathon". Mansfield Harriers and AC. Mansfield Harriers & Athletic Club. August 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  138. ^ "Exclusive Mansfield 10k run shelved until next year". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  139. ^ "Mansfield 10k results list: Where did you finish?". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  140. ^ "Welcome to Mansfield Lawn Tennis Club". Mansfield Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  141. ^ , Mansfield District Council, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014, retrieved 21 February 2014
  142. ^ . Mansfield Roller Derby. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  143. ^ "Petition against closure". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  144. ^ "A look around the pool". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  145. ^ "Gone Green at pool". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  146. ^ Hope, Nick (5 February 2013). "Rebecca Adlington: Olympian ready for life after swimming". BC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  147. ^ Our Club History Mansfield Bowling Club. Retrieved 1 February 2022
  148. ^ Cheryl makes club history. "Mansfield bowling club on Monday elected Cheryl Crowe as the first woman president in its 320-year history.". Chad, 21 March 2012 p.96. Accessed 1 February 2022
  149. ^ "Wreath-laying service to take place at refurbished War Memorial in Mansfield". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  150. ^ a b c d e , Mansfield District Council, November 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014, retrieved 24 August 2014
  151. ^ "Car park plans given approval at cemetery". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  152. ^ "St. Lawrence Church Mansfield (1909)". A church near you. The Church of England. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  153. ^ "St. Mark Church Mansfield (1897)". A church near you. The Church of England. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  154. ^ "Church development". St John's with St Mary's Mansfield. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  155. ^ "Mansfield (Nottingham Road) Cemetery, with list of casualties". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  156. ^ Mansfield and District Crematorium (Official Booklet), Norwich: Jarrold Publishing, March 1997
  157. ^ . Mansfield District Council. Mansfield District Council. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  158. ^ "The Palace Theatre, Leeming Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire". ArthurLloyd.co.uk, The Music Hall and Theatre History Site. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  159. ^ "The Auditorium". Mansfield Palace Theatre. Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  160. ^ "Palace Theatre – auditorium". BBC Home. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  161. ^ "Stars turn out for the launch of Mansfield Palace Theatre's pantomime Cinderella". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  162. ^ "'Street' star in Palace panto". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. March 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014. 'Coronation Street' star Vicky Entwistle has been confirmed as the headline name in this year's Christmas pantomime at Mansfield Palace Theatre
  163. ^ . Mansfield 103.2. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  164. ^ Brown, Mark (8 April 2011). "Mansfield museum the most family friendly in the UK". Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  165. ^ "The UK Rave & Club Venues That Are Hazy Memories".
  166. ^ "Interview: Geoff Oakes – 18 Years of Renaissance".
  167. ^ "DJ Nigel Dawson biography".
  168. ^ "Ian Ossia – There was a time, almost an instant, a few years ago where everything changed". 12 May 2015.
  169. ^ "The Old Library venue". Culture and leisure. Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  170. ^ "Mansfield". Odeon. Cinemas Holdings Limited. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  171. ^ "Jobs lost as snooker firm is sunk". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  172. ^ "Place of worship offers much more". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014. Arena Church's plans for the old ABC Cinema and Riley's snooker hall in Leeming Street include community support groups and cinema screenings
  173. ^ "Massive investment' put in to Mansfield's Superbowl". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  174. ^ The Newsroom (13 April 2016). "One of Mansfield's last rock venues to close". Mansfield Chad. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  175. ^ "Town Mill closes its doors". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  176. ^ "Mansfield Party in Park cancellation defended". BBC News. Nottingham: British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  177. ^ "Mansfield District Council announces postponement of Party in the Park". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  178. ^ "Private developers have acquired an option on the former Courtaulds factory, on Belvedere Street". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. January 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  179. ^ . Mansfield District Council Online Planning – Details. Mansfield District Council. October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  180. ^ "Two streets to be demolished in massive redevelopment". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. April 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  181. ^ "Mayor's pledge over new Pleasley Estate". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. September 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2013. MANSFIELD mayor Tony Egginton has promised residents of Pleasley Hill that work on the area's new housing estate will begin within the next 18 months. The controversial proposals to flatten around 180 houses on Hillmoor Street, Clarence Street and Chesterfield Road North to make way for a brand new estate were outlined at a public meeting
  182. ^ "Buildings are 'deadly threat". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2013. Fire chiefs have issued a stark warning about Mansfield's growing list of derelict buildings — they pose a deadly threat to lives and cost taxpayers money
  183. ^ "Video: Demolition work at Pleasley Hill housing development". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Demolition of terraced houses on a key gateway to Mansfield is nearing completion after the council finally re-located all of the residents. Nearly 200 properties are being pulled down to make way for a modern housing complex at Pleasley Hill, off Chesterfield Road North
  184. ^ "Living on the street of shame". BBC Inside Out East Midlands. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013. Mansfield District Council says its plans for improvements have been hit by the recession, but claims a future scheme will help recovery
  185. ^ "Legal issues causing Pleasley Hill housing delay". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014. Delays in a multi-million pound re-development of Pleasley Hill are being caused by legal issues, a leading councillor has confirmed
  186. ^ "Mansfield mayor Tony Egginton under fire for cost of newspaper column". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014. ...an 'inappropriate' use of money...weekly 'More from the Mayor' piece in Chad should be abandoned so its £10,500 annual cost can go towards services. Said Labour group leader Martin Lee: "Having looked at the column over a period of time, it's apparent that rather than informing readers of what the council does, it's more about promoting him as an individual"
  187. ^ "Historic third term for mayor". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 11 May 2011. pp. 1 and 3. 'Mr Egginton defeated Mr Yemm by just 67 votes...' [Egginton stated] 'It's a big victory and from my footballing prowess in the past, that's the best hat-trick I have ever scored.'
  188. ^ . Mansfield District Council. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013. If you're planning on tying the knot and looking for inspiration for your special day; head down to Mansfield Museum on Saturday 4 April for a Wedding Fayre.... Executive Mayor, Tony Egginton, who [is] donating his wedding album for the exhibition, commented: "I would encourage anyone planning a wedding to come along to this Wedding Fayre."
  189. ^ "'Bling' Mansfield mayor banned from wearing chains of office". BBC News. Nottinghamshire: British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  190. ^ Hess, John (16 August 2013). "Mayoral chains ban defended by Labour". BBC News UK Politics. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2013. When local Olympic golden girl Rebecca Adlington had an open-top bus homecoming after the Beijing games, mayor Egginton's chains added to the golden glow
  191. ^ "Nottinghamshire Youth Parliament members crusading for young people". Nottinghamshire County Council News. Nottinghamshire County Council. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  192. ^ "Andy Abrahams elected Mayor of Mansfield - by just two votes". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  193. ^ "Hull 'worst place to live in UK'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  194. ^ "Top 10 Worst places to live in #England 2020". iLiveHere.uk. iLiveHere.co.uk. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  195. ^ Sherdley, Rebecca (20 June 2014). . Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  196. ^ "Mansfield murders: Christopher and Susan Edwards spun web of lies". BBC News Nottinghamshire. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  197. ^ "Pair guilty of 1998 Mansfield 'garden bodies' murder". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  198. ^ "Susan and Christopher Edwards jailed for minimum of 25 years for killing reclusive couple". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  199. ^ "Amber Peat: Body confirmed as missing 13-year-old girl". BBC News. Nottinghamshire: British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  200. ^ Malcolm, Rod (25 February 2019). "Amber Peat 'failed' by the organisations that should have protected her". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  201. ^ "Amber Peat inquest: Mother gave 'little consideration' for welfare". BBC News. Nottingham. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  202. ^ Live flooding updates as homes are evacuated after heavy rain causes landslide in Mansfield Nottinghamshire Live, 24 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  203. ^ Mansfield District Local Plan November 1998, item 6.7.12 Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  204. ^ Mansfield mudslide triggered by torrential rain could have been avoided say angry residents Nottinghamshire Live, 9 November 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  205. ^ Mansfield mudslide: Residents 'homeless for weeks' BBC News, 13 November 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  206. ^ Berry Hill quarry, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire - Landslide case study British Geological Survey, Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  207. ^ Thousands of trees could be cut down in a quarry repair scheme Chad, 9 February 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  208. ^ Lawrence, D. H. (1928). Lady Chatterley's Lover. Chapter 16.
  209. ^ "Ones to watch in Delhi: Rebecca Adlington". BBC News. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  210. ^ "Cut and Taste". The Guardian. 5 August 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  211. ^ Niester, Alan (11 August 1984). "Fame overtakes Platinum Blonde". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. p. E12. ProQuest 386430393. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via ProQuest.
  212. ^ Highfill, Philip H.; Kalman, A.; Burnim, Edward A. Langhans (1973). Belfort to Byzand. p. 487. ISBN 9780809305186. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  213. ^ . University of St Andrews (Press release). School of Divinity, St Mary's College. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013.
  214. ^ "Mansfield England". The Sister Cities Association of Mansfield in England. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  215. ^ "Twin town celebrations". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. March 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2014. ...in 1974 the relationship was formalised and the Mansfield-Heiligenhaus Twinning Association set up"[dead link]
  216. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Heiligenhaus. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  217. ^ a b "Community parade plan to celebrate Mansfield is announced". Chad. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  218. ^ "Tree from Mansfield's USA sister town for clean-up project". Chad. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  219. ^ "Does Russia care about the UK election?". BBC. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  220. ^ "Міста-побратими" (in Ukrainian). Stryi. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mansfield.
  • Mansfield District Council Official site
  • Mansfield BID Official site

January 14, 2023
mansfield, this, article, about, town, nottinghamshire, england, other, uses, disambiguation, market, town, administrative, centre, district, nottinghamshire, england, largest, town, wider, urban, area, followed, sutton, ashfield, gained, royal, charter, marke. This article is about the town in Nottinghamshire England For other uses see Mansfield disambiguation Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire England It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area followed by Sutton in Ashfield 1 It gained the Royal Charter of a market town in 1227 The town lies in the Maun Valley 12 miles 19 km north of Nottingham and near Sutton in Ashfield Most of the 109 000 2 population live in the town itself including Mansfield Woodhouse with Warsop as a secondary centre 3 Mansfield is the one local authority in Nottinghamshire with a publicly elected mayor MansfieldMansfield Market Place with the Bentinck Memorial in the centre and the old Moot Hall behind to the leftMansfieldLocation within NottinghamshirePopulation106 556 OS grid referenceSK 53745 61114DistrictMansfieldShire countyNottinghamshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMANSFIELDPostcode districtNG18 NG19Dialling code01623PoliceNottinghamshireFireNottinghamshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentMansfieldList of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53 08 40 N 1 11 47 W 53 14444 N 1 19639 W 53 14444 1 19639 Coordinates 53 08 40 N 1 11 47 W 53 14444 N 1 19639 W 53 14444 1 19639 Contents 1 History 1 1 Roman to Medieval Period 1 2 Tudor and Stuart Periods 1 3 19th century 1 4 Ancient markets 2 Geography and climate 3 Economy 3 1 Town centre 3 2 Retail 3 3 Civic Centre 3 4 Former employment and industry 3 5 Regeneration 4 Transport 4 1 Railway 4 1 1 History 4 2 Road 4 3 Buses 5 Sport 6 Parks 7 Cemeteries and crematorium 8 Entertainment 8 1 Sherwood Forest 8 2 Summer in the Streets 9 Media 10 Politics 11 In the news 12 Cultural 13 Notable people 14 Twin towns sister cities 15 See also 16 Notes 17 References 18 External linksHistory EditRoman to Medieval Period Edit Settlement dates to the Roman period Major Hayman Rooke in 1787 discovered a villa between Mansfield Woodhouse and Pleasley a cache of denarii was found near King s Mill in 1849 4 Early English royalty stayed there Mercian Kings used it as a base to hunt in Sherwood Forest 5 The Royal Manor of Mansfield was held by the King In 1042 Edward the Confessor possessed a manor in Mansfield William the Conqueror later owned two carucates five sochmans and thirty five villains twenty borders with nineteen carucates and a half in demesne a mill piscary twenty four acres of meadow and pasture in Mansfield In 1199 the Manor was owned by King John The Manor then owned by King Henry III subsequently passed to Henry de Hastings In 1329 Queen Isabella mother of Edward III was the Lady of the Manor of Mansfield 6 The Domesday Book 1086 recorded the settlement as Mammesfeld and market petition documents of 1227 spelt it Maunnesfeld King Richard II signed a warrant in November 1377 to grant tenants the right to hold a four day fair each year the spelling had changed to Mannesfeld 4 There are remains of the 12th Century King John s Palace in Clipstone between Mansfield and Edwinstowe and it was an area of retreat for royal families and dignitaries through to the 15th Century Access to the town was by road from the city of Nottingham on the way to Sheffield In the town centre a commemorative plaque was erected in 1988 together with a nearby tree to mark the point thought once to be the centre of Sherwood Forest The plaque was refurbished in 2005 and moved to a ground plinth 7 8 9 Tudor and Stuart Periods Edit In 1516 during the reign of King Henry VIII an act of parliament settled the Manor to Thomas Duke of Norfolk The Manor was then passed to the Dukes of Newcastle and Portland 6 Travellers in the 16th and 17th centuries had several inns and stable yards dating from the medieval period to stop at the Harte the Swan with 1490 dating stone the Talbot the White Bear the Ram with timber from before 1500 and the White Lion Several timber framed cruck buildings were demolished in 1929 and in 1973 a local historical society documented another during demolition dated to 1400 or earlier Other Tudor houses in Stockwell Gate Bridge St and Lime Tree Place were also demolished to make way for development before they could be viewed for listing Most remaining buildings are from the 17th century 19th century Edit In 1894 William Horner Groves described Mansfield as one of the quaintest and most healthy of the towns in the Midland counties is the market town for an agricultural district of eight miles around it It is the capital of the Broxtowe Hundred of Nottinghamshire and gives its name to a Parliamentary Division of the county 6 The Court House Ancient markets Edit Mansfield is a market town with a 700 year old market tradition a Royal charter was issued in 1227 The present market square was created after demolition under the Improvement Act of 1823 4 In the centre is the Bentinck Memorial built in 1849 which commemorates Lord George Bentinck 1802 1848 son of the William Bentinck 4th Duke of Portland a local landowner 10 Waverley House Mansfield Old Market Cross a Grade II Listed Building A nearby area called Buttercross Market in West Gate the site of an old cattle market has a centrepiece of local stone dating from the 16th century 7 Mansfield District Council closed this section in 2015 11 12 Adjacent is Mansfield Library officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1977 and refurbished in 2012 13 The old Carnegie Library founded in 1905 in Leeming Street was used from 1976 as an arts and performance centre 14 Buttercross Market Monument West Gate Geography and climate EditMansfield has a temperate oceanic climate Koppen Cfb with a narrow temperature range an even spread of rainfall low levels of sunshine and often breezy conditions throughout the year The closest weather station records for Mansfield come from Warsop in Meden Vale seven miles to the north The absolute maximum temperature record for the area stands at 34 6 C 94 3 F recorded in August 1990 15 In a typical year the warmest day should reach 28 9 C 84 0 F and 12 72 days should reach 25 1 C 77 2 F or higher 16 17 The absolute minimum temperature record for the area is 19 1 C 2 4 F recorded in January 1987 There is air frost on an average of 59 nights a year 18 Rainfall averages 634 mm a year with 113 days reporting in excess of 1 mm of rain observation period 1971 2000 19 20 Climate data for Warsop a elevation 46 m 151 ft 1971 2000 normals extremes 1960 2006Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 14 4 57 9 17 7 63 9 22 2 72 0 25 3 77 5 27 0 80 6 31 6 88 9 32 5 90 5 34 6 94 3 27 9 82 2 23 9 75 0 18 0 64 4 15 0 59 0 34 6 94 3 Average high C F 7 2 45 0 7 1 44 8 10 0 50 0 12 4 54 3 16 2 61 2 19 1 66 4 21 8 71 2 21 3 70 3 18 0 64 4 13 8 56 8 9 4 48 9 7 9 46 2 13 7 56 7 Daily mean C F 3 8 38 8 3 9 39 0 6 1 43 0 7 8 46 0 10 9 51 6 13 8 56 8 16 1 61 0 15 7 60 3 13 2 55 8 9 8 49 6 6 1 43 0 4 6 40 3 9 3 48 7 Average low C F 0 4 32 7 0 6 33 1 2 2 36 0 3 2 37 8 5 6 42 1 8 4 47 1 10 4 50 7 10 1 50 2 8 4 47 1 5 8 42 4 2 8 37 0 1 3 34 3 4 9 40 8 Record low C F 19 1 2 4 15 6 3 9 13 9 7 0 6 7 19 9 3 9 25 0 1 7 28 9 1 4 34 5 0 1 31 8 3 2 26 2 6 6 20 1 8 4 16 9 15 2 4 6 19 1 2 4 Average precipitation mm inches 56 2 2 21 42 5 1 67 48 6 1 91 53 3 2 10 48 6 1 91 60 8 2 39 43 9 1 73 48 6 1 91 54 1 2 13 56 2 2 21 51 8 2 04 63 1 2 48 633 9 24 96 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 10 7 8 7 10 6 9 4 8 7 9 2 7 2 8 3 8 2 9 8 10 0 11 5 113 0Source KNMI 21 Economy EditTown centre Edit The Old Town Hall Mansfield has a large market place within its commercial and retail centre The main market area was re surfaced in 2005 22 In 2016 the council moved all market stalls from the old Buttercross Market in Westgate to join those sited in the main market area 23 24 25 26 Surroundings includes a museum the Palace Theatre restaurants fast food outlets pubs bars and night clubs On 6 April 2010 a town centre Business Improvement District BID was founded with offices in the old Town Hall financed by 2 per cent extra on the rateable value of nearby businesses 27 28 29 30 The BID operates on a five year basis with a rolling yearly operational plan 31 Before its tenure ended in 2015 over 560 shops and other town centre businesses were canvassed in late 2014 to vote on the first continuation period Mansfield District Council contracted out of the procedure at a projected cost to council taxpayers of 8 000 29 32 33 On a 55 per cent turnout 77 per cent voted to extend the BID for another five years 34 The BID s additional services beyond the council s baseline statutory services and delivery of projects enhance the town s shopping centre It offers events to attract visitors and raise awareness and security for the town centre including banning orders and improved shop frontages 33 35 Records show the first yearly income to have been 294 697 with an operating surplus of 151 610 27 One achievement in 2012 2013 was a crowd funded town centre Wi Fi internet installation costing 37 000 36 and completed by June 2013 37 using a network of AP nodes requiring registration for free use 38 and dedicated optional BID local information App for Android and iPhone available for download 39 The intentions were to encourage shoppers and visitors to linger in the town centre for longer to offer internet access to small businesses and to provide market traders with a means of accepting non cash payments 40 Other BID moves have been gating off alleyways blighted by anti social behaviour improving signage and enhancing cleansing operations 41 42 43 44 Several shopkeepers complained in 2011 that the BID was not doing enough to boost town trade 45 In 2012 Mansfield Constituency Labour Party criticised the BID for receiving almost a million pounds in its first three years with little to show for it 46 In 2015 Mansfield BID moved out of its offices in the old Town Hall to allow structural repairs relocating nearby 47 A mandatory ballot required every five years occurred in late 2014 48 and again in late 2019 resulting in a decision to renew the organisation 49 In January 2022 the council announced an intention to purchase and redevelop the old Beale s town centre store and to relocate all existing staff along with external partnerships and new participants swelling the daily footfall which would bolster existing retail traders Funding for the scheme named Mansfield Connect will be determined by a Levelling Up grant 50 51 52 Also in February 2022 Severn Trent Water shared its 76 million Green Recovery Project for flood alleviation investment for the town This includes rain garden areas around the Market Place a memorial garden at the back of the Old Town Hall and a pocket park with a slide for children in the existing green space on the corner of Walkden Street Quaker Way 53 Retail Edit Among Mansfield s retail outlets is the Four Seasons shopping centre created in 1973 1976 with over 50 units occupied by national chains and phone shops 54 55 56 Primark nationally took over the former Littlewoods premises closing the Mansfield store and its associated in house business Index in 2005 57 The Primark premises underwent a refit in 2017 58 Other stores and a coffee chain have traded in West Gate since 2011 along with existing similar cafes 59 Rosemary Centre shopping arcade at the edge of the town centre shopping area with walkways and underpasses connecting to the pedestrianised town centre BHS closed in 2016 and Beales in 2020 60 61 62 63 Debenhams closure part of a national sequence due to the Arcadia Group s financial failure was announced in late 2020 64 followed by Burtons Topman and Topshop 65 66 Rosemary Centre built as a large weaving shed in 1907 by John Harwood Cash and converted to retail in 1984 67 is a pedestrianised area off the town centre with a covered streetside parade Argos relocated in 2017 to new owner Sainsbury s store 68 69 There are also three outdoor retail parks two with adjacent branded fast food outlets 70 71 72 The site of the old bus station on Rosemary Street is now home to three fast food outlets Taco Bell Tim Hortons and Dominoes Pizza 73 Civic Centre Edit The headquarters of Mansfield District Council were relocated to a new build occupying part of a former recreation ground at Chesterfield Road South from August 1986 bringing together workers from 12 offices across the district The project took two years and over ran the anticipated cost by 1 million totalling 6 7 million then the council s biggest spending scheme 74 it was opened in 1987 by Princess Anne 75 Catering facilities are run by outside contractors 76 From 2012 surplus office space was rented to outside concerns Working with Ashfield District Council to cut costs the legal services of both authorities were combined in existing ADC offices at Kirkby in Ashfield Their joint regeneration service began earlier 77 78 The council decided in 2014 to close the Civic Centre counter payments facility 79 80 Job Centre Plus an agency within the Department for Work and Pensions moved in 2018 from two town centre venues to the re modelled Civic Centre interior ground floor The vacated offices were intended for redevelopment as housing and retail 81 82 83 84 85 Mansfield Community Partnership was created at the Civic Centre as a centralised hub for law and order with police street wardens housing domestic abuse and anti social behaviour officers in a dedicated town centre unit 86 85 87 88 In October 2021 the council announced a plan to create a new community hub at the old town hall in the town centre intending to relocate staff together with other parties having vested interests in the present building and area The project will be subject to a successful bid for funding from central government under the Levelling up scheme announced in 2021 The Civic Centre is proposed to be redeveloped 89 Former employment and industry Edit Wolverhampton amp Dudley Breweries in October 1999 acquired Mansfield Brewery once the United Kingdom s largest independent brewery for 253 million 90 Production ceased in 2002 91 and the Mansfield range of ales moved to manufacturing facilities around the country the site was later sold to Pubmaster Ltd and from the 2020s is being redeveloped as housing 92 93 In the 1980s Mansfield Bitter was advertised with a photograph of then US President Ronald Reagan and the tagline He might be president of the most powerful nation on earth but he s never had a pint of Mansfield 94 95 Not much matches Mansfield was also used and became the title for a play set in the town written by Kevin Fegan for the Mansfield Arts Festival 96 97 98 A similar 1989 advert contained the wording He might be the life and soul of the Party But he s never had a pint of Mansfield featured Mikhail Gorbachev then president of the Soviet Union 99 Part of the remaining old Brewery offices now housing a learning centre rented offices and Prior s Well brewery public house Mansfield s old established soft drink manufacturer R L Jones with brand names Sunecta and Mandora was bought by Mansfield Brewery in 1977 75 A move to a modern factory in Bellamy Road in 1975 released land projected for a high density housing development known as Layton Burroughs 75 Mansfield Brewery sold the business in 1988 for 21 5 million to the Scottish drinks company A G Barr plc producer of Irn Bru Tizer and Mandora 75 At the time the firm employed 400 people Production ceased there in January 2011 when A G Barr moved production to other sites 100 101 After demolition of the brewery production buildings in 2008 the site remained unsold 102 103 with various projected uses mooted Used temporarily since February 2015 as a trailer park Mansfield planning department refused further consent in October 2015 104 One local councillor suggested it could be turned into a town farm 91 but instead a rented housing development was completed by 2021 105 The older ornate office building Chadburn House initially housed an interactive learning centre from 2002 106 107 108 It closed in April 2015 109 and was turned into office space for businesses including the local newspaper 110 and a micro brewery with a cafe and bar 111 112 113 Clipstone Colliery headstocks stated to be the highest in Europe 114 and surrounding cleared pit head site Many areas near the town still show signs of coal mining the main industry for most of the 20th century A violent episode in the UK miners strike 1984 1985 occurred in Mansfield on May Day 1984 115 Most of the area s miners had voted against a strike but the local union initially maintained that the strike was official to show solidarity with strikers in other areas When the coal board granted an extra day of leave after the bank holiday a group of working miners confronted union officials and violence broke out with striking miners 115 Mansfield later hosted a breakaway union the Union of Democratic Mineworkers which recruited many who had opposed the 1984 1985 strike 116 The head stocks close to the village of Clipstone are an important local landmark and community groups are trying to preserve them as a reminder of the area s mining history 117 118 119 As demand for coal fell Mansfield s pits wound down and miners had to find other work Mining subsidence causes problems for properties around Mansfield A few streets in and around the town form long rows of terraced houses reminiscent of the affordable housing provided for mine workers in the prime of the industry Many were demolished in 2012 in Pleasley Hill Market Warsop and elsewhere The Coal Authority is based in the town Regeneration Edit MARR road known as Sherwood Way looking east towards Derby Road and Rainworth beyond with Cauldwell Dam and Woods to the left Several urban regeneration projects planned for Mansfield involved large scale demolition but the financial crisis of 2007 2008 and subsequent central government funding cuts and escalating austerity measures deferred them Mansfield District Council promoted two new developments Arrival Square opened 2008 120 an office block occupied by the Probation Service by the rail station 121 and Queen s Place completed and opened by the mayor Tony Egginton in late 2013 which cost the council 2 4 million It offered two new ground floor retail units and six offices in Queen Street between the new transport interchange and the market square 122 Reconstruction of the nearby King s Mill Hospital part of which was completed by 2009 is near to the MARR road Mansfield and Ashfield Regeneration Route which opened in 2004 123 a bypass route around the town designed to reduce traffic through flow and improve public access by connecting the A617 at Pleasley to the A617 at Rainworth In 2009 Mansfield made a bid for city status appending redevelopment plans for retail residential and leisure facilities with road improvements gradually being made still pending as of August 2020 124 In 2019 the UK government set up the Towns Fund which aimed to regenerate areas in need of regeneration Mansfield was one of these places with the aim of receiving 25 million for its regeneration and development This is to part with The Mansfield Townscape Heritage Project which provided grants by the National Lottery to renovate parts of the town centre 125 King s Mill Hospital in 2013 showing the main entrance beyond the paving outpatient clinics to the left the women and children s centre to the right and wards in the towers behindTransport EditRailway Edit Mansfield railway station is on the Robin Hood Line which connects the town with Nottingham and Worksop the line was opened in 1995 Trains run generally at hourly intervals each way 126 Mansfield Railway Station History Edit The town was originally the terminus of the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway a horse drawn plateway built in 1819 and one of the first acquisitions of the newly formed Midland Railway 127 The Midland used the final section to extend its new Leen Valley line to the present station in 1849 Mansfield had two railway stations Mansfield Town the former Midland station on Station Road and Mansfield Central the former Mansfield Railway station in Great Central Road near Ratcliffe Gate Mansfield Railway Viaduct The Midland Railway extended its Rolleston Junction Southwell branch to Mansfield in 1871 continued the line north to Worksop in 1875 opened a link from Mansfield Woodhouse to Westhouses and Blackwell in 1886 and completed another link from Pleasley through Bolsover to Barrow Hill in 1890 The locally promoted Mansfield Railway between Kirkby South Junction and Clipstone Junction broke the Midland Railway monopoly it was opened in stages between 1913 and 1916 for goods trains and in 1917 for Nottingham Ollerton passenger trains calling at a second Mansfield passenger station Though nominally independent the Mansfield Railway connected at both ends with the Great Central Railway which worked the trains 128 Central station lost its scheduled passenger services at the beginning of 1956 and Town station closed to passengers in 1964 leaving Mansfield without a passenger railway service until 1995 During this period Mansfield was by some definitions the largest town in Britain without a railway station 127 The closest station was located at Alfreton between 1973 and 1995 it was named Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway to encourage use as a railhead for Mansfield In 1995 the Robin Hood line restored passenger services and was officially reopened by Secretary of State for Transport Sir George Young 129 130 A Sunday service was restored to Mansfield in December 2008 The Railway Viaduct White Hart Street Mansfield amp District Light Railways ran a tram service between 1905 and 1932 Road Edit The M1 motorway lies west of Mansfield It is 6 8 miles 10 9 km from junction 29 at Heath Derbyshire for traffic from the north and Chesterfield and 7 7 miles 12 4 km from junction 27 at Annesley for traffic from the south The A60 road runs north south through Mansfield between Nottingham and Worksop The A617 road skirts around the town providing a road link eastwards towards Newark on Trent as well as westwards towards Chesterfield and the M1 The A38 road the longest 2 digit A road in Great Britain terminates at Mansfield and provides the town with a direct link to Derby Buses Edit Mansfield bus station with the turf roof and solar panels of Queen s Place low energy building visible behind and part of the old Co op now known as Beales to its left Buses in Mansfield are operated mainly by Stagecoach with Trent Barton and National Express also working the area The council granted planning permission for a new bus station on the former Station Road car park expected to cost 7 million in 2006 131 132 The old bus station built in 1977 handled around 1 500 buses and 16 000 passenger arrivals a day however it had an outdated design and appearance and poor outdoor waiting facilities There were good pedestrian links to the pedestrianised town centre shopping streets however the railway station was several hundred yards away The new bus station addressed the problem but proved unpopular with shopkeepers near the old facility with several claiming marked reductions in trade 133 134 The new bus station and transport interchange opened on 31 March 2013 in a location on a former car park close to the railway station 135 It is part of a regeneration scheme known as Gateway to Mansfield 133 which aims to give visitors a clean and tidy first impression including buildings with a themed use of local sandstone The scheme also aims to improve facilities for locals boost visitors to the town and help step up the local economy The new bus station increased passenger safety and provides a more welcoming scene for arriving visitors Improvements have included an enclosed waiting area automatic doors for fume reduction and safety a tourist information centre electronic bus and rail departure information toilets and baby changing facilities A tower with lift and stairs to an elevated walkway connects it to the railway station 135 Sport Edit One Call Stadium home of Mansfield Town FC Mansfield is home to Mansfield Town FC known as the Stags or yellows Relegated to the Conference National after 77 years in the Football League at the end of the 2007 2008 season Mansfield Town returned to the Football League after winning the 2012 2013 Conference National title Non League club AFC Mansfield plays in the Forest Town area of Mansfield Mansfield Rugby Club is a rugby union club based at Eakring Road and currently plays in Midlands 1 East a sixth tier league in the English rugby union system It won the Notts Cup for five years in succession and for a record 18 times Mansfield Giants is Mansfield s Premier Basketball Club and has a three star Accreditation and Club Mark from the English Sports Council The team plays in the England Basketball EB2 The annual half marathon held for more than 30 years was cancelled after 2011 due to escalating costs after changes to Health and Safety legislation meant professional services were needed to address road closure measures instead of volunteers Mansfield local business networking group 2020 had hoped to restore a race by September 2014 136 137 but this event reduced in length to 10 kilometres was postponed initially until spring 2015 and took place in August 138 139 Angling is well supported in the Mansfield district where ponds remain from the former textile milling industry Tennis is catered for by Mansfield Lawn Tennis Club located at the same site since 1883 with two grass courts and four asphalt courts three of them floodlit 140 Further hard surface courts are found in the district at six Mansfield District Council park locations 141 Mansfield is home to Mansfield Roller Derby Mansfield s premier Flat Track Roller Derby league 142 One issue for local residents is Mansfield s lack of a central Leisure Centre Mansfield District Council decided it would rubber stamp the sale of the existing Leisure Centre and extensive public car park to Tesco which opened a large Tesco Extra store in 2007 The Council asserted that this would be replaced by a brand new Leisure Centre but nothing has been built or is planned It received over 5m from Tesco for the Leisure Centre site but decided to spend this on refurbishing Sherwood Baths instead citation needed Mansfield has two indoor swimming centres and a third smaller pool attached to a school which has been under threat of closure since 2011 143 These facilities give Mansfield the largest square meterage of indoor water sports facilities per capita of any town in the United Kingdom with less than 100 000 inhabitants Mansfield is one of three outlets for the Nottinghamshire County Council Swim Squad which competes as Nova Centurion The Sherwood Swimming Baths adjacent to the former Sherwood Colliery was refurbished and opened in January 2010 as the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre The 25 metre pool was widened at the expense of losing tiered public seating and has a new small endless stroke improvement training pool with variable resistance water flow The complex reduces its carbon footprint by using a ground source heat pump backed by a biomass boiler burning wood pellets prepared from waste by a local wood yard 144 145 At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games a Mansfield contestant Rebecca Adlington won two gold medals for 400 and 800 metre freestyle swimming After her record breaking success Adlington was welcomed home to Mansfield by thousands lining the streets to applaud as she passed in an open top bus This culminated in an appearance at the old Town Hall in the Market Square Her success boosted swimming interest in the area leading to expansion of swimming classes to encourage young people to begin swimming At the 2012 Olympic Games in and around London Adlington won two Bronze medals again for 400 and 800 metres the best performance of a generally disappointing Team GB swimming squad She retired from competitive swimming in February 2012 146 Water Meadows swimming complex opened during the Christmas holidays of 1990 in Bath Street on the site of the former Mansfield Baths and defunct cattle market It has a gym and a soft play area for children with an adjoining cafe as well as one 25 metre competition pool two other pools and a small teaching pool The leisure lagoon pool has an artificial wave machine operating periodically and also a slide and a shallow area like a beach The complex is popular with family groups and many surrounding schools make use of its facilities Mansfield Bowling Club is reputed to have origins in the 1700s The club played at a bowling green to the rear of the Bowl in Hand pub in the town centre until relocating into the grounds of Queen Elizabeth s Academy with a new facility including pavilion opening in 2009 147 148 Parks EditTitchfield ParkOn the same site as the Water Meadows swimming complex offers large grassy areas on both sides of the river Maun crossed by two footbridges It has a bowls green hard tennis courts a basketball court a children s play area and many flowerbeds Titchfield Park and River Maun looking towards Nottingham Road with Water Meadows pool to rear of camera position Fisher Lane ParkNearby stretches from the top of Littleworth through to Rock Hill It is popular with dog walkers kite flyers and skaters as Mansfield District Council installed a concrete skate plaza causing some local controversy However the skate plaza has proved popular with local young people Some rides and stalls for local children are set up in the park in the summer Carr Bank Park Carr Bank Park with Mansfield Manor Hotel originally an industrialist s residence Also close to the town has a rocky grotto a bandstand and summer flower beds It has a war memorial built of local sandstone dedicated to soldiers killed in action since the end of the Second World War to complement the original setting unveiled after the First War in 1921 149 The River Maun MansfieldCemeteries and crematorium EditThe main cemetery and crematorium occupy a 10 acre site accessed from Derby Road on the southern edge of town near to the boundary with Ashfield 150 They share a car park In late 2015 Mansfield District Council recognised the need for additional spaces and planning consent was obtained 151 The older part of the cemetery fronting Nottingham Road and Forest Hill the old Derby Road has on street parking Site access on foot can be hard due to the steep slope 150 The cemetery was opened in 1857 due to insufficient church graveyard space 150 the mid to late Victorian population growth and several then new churches built with little or no dedicated graveyard areas 152 153 154 A 10 acre extension was made in 1898 150 Registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as Nottingham Road Cemetery this cemetery contains the war graves of 51 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and 45 from World War II 155 The adjacent Mansfield and District Crematorium with two chapels seating 35 and up to 80 was set up in 1960 156 and is a responsibility shared between Mansfield District Council Ashfield District Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council 157 There are other cemeteries on the A60 at Mansfield Woodhouse and at Warsop and off the A617 at Pleasley Hill 150 Entertainment EditThe Palace Theatre in Leeming St is the town s prime entertainment venue Built as a cinema in 1910 and originally known as the Palace Electric Theatre it was adapted as a theatre with a proscenium arch presenting live shows 158 It was known as the Civic Hall and Civic Theatre before the current name was revived in 1995 75 With a seating capacity of 534 the theatre is a mid scale touring venue 159 160 It presents a programme of professional and amateur productions and a yearly pantomime 161 162 163 The Palace Theatre Mansfield Mansfield Museum beside the Palace Theatre in Leeming Street opened in 1904 75 and has been based on its present site since 1938 With free entry it won the Guardian Family friendly Museum of the Year Award in 2011 164 Mansfield was home to Venue 44 165 a nightclub that gave birth to the superclub Renaissance which was operated there in 1992 1994 by Geoff Oakes 166 and launched the DJ s Sasha John Digweed Nigel Dawson 167 and Ian Ossia to global fame 168 The building was demolished in 2010 The Old Library near the town centre houses a recording studio meeting room and 100 seat Studio Theatre 169 Mansfield also has a large multiplex cinema on a new retail and entertainment park outside of the town centre 170 The previous ABC town centre cinema was used as a snooker centre until closure in 2012 171 but late in 2013 it was converted into a church 172 Mansfield Super Bowl a 28 lane alley with hospitality opened in 1991 Facing closure in 2014 it was sold and refurbished in 2015 173 The Intake a live music venue in Kirkland Avenue closed in 2016 174 The Town Mill a former waterside mill on the banks of the Maun at the edge of the town centre was turned into a pub and live music venue in 2002 but closed in 2010 citing the smoking ban rising beer prices and recession among its reasons for failure 175 Sherwood Forest Edit Main article Sherwood Forest A few miles outside Mansfield lies Sherwood Forest Mansfield had an oak tree and a plaque in West Gate to mark what was the centre of Sherwood Forest Now the tree has been felled and a giant metallic feather has replaced it as a marker Some residents of the town feel this is an eyesore and the feather sculpture has been plagued by health and safety problems citation needed Sherwood Forest Summer in the Streets Edit Every year between June and August Mansfield District Council hosts a Summer in the Streets festival This consists of various public events held all across the town over many days such as children s entertainment fairground rides in the market square and hands on workshops for things like crafts and circus skills The festival highlight is a final event in Titchfield Park called Party in the Park Its range of entertainment includes live music acts by local bands performances from local dance groups and activities such as face painting For 2012 and 2013 this culminating event was cancelled for austerity reasons 176 177 On 21 August 2010 the various summer entertainment arranged by Mansfield District Council included the Irish boy band Westlife in a live concert at Field Mill stadium home to the town s football team the Stags This was the first big name act to visit the town Media EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The local newspapers are the Chad formerly Chronicle Advertiser and Mansfield and Ashfield News Journal a community newspaper Mansfield s radio station Mansfield 103 2 broadcasts from Fishpond Hill in Skegby Lane from a transmitter that also broadcasts Mansfield versions of Nottingham stations BBC Radio Nottingham and Capital Midlands on 95 5 and 96 5 FM respectively DAB broadcasts from Fishpond Hill began on 21 July 2006 with the NOW Nottingham multiplex Subsequently the Digital One and BBC National muxes were added during 2006 and 2007 Television reception in Mansfield is often poor due to its location between regions Historically Mansfield has been part of the BBC North and Yorkshire Television regions Between 1965 and 1974 some homes in Mansfield even received Anglia Television Since the 1995 arrival of Diamond Cable latterly ntl then finally Virgin Media BBC East Midlands and ITV Central East has been provided and since regionalisation of SKY digital many residents now receive BBC East Midlands and ITV Central which are the default channels for this area and appear on channels 101 and 103 Mansfield receives its television signals from various transmitters Waltham from East Midlands Emley Moor from South and West Yorkshire and Belmont from East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire This meant that the celebrations for Rebecca Adlington s success at the 2008 Beijing Olympics though covered officially by East Midlands Today could be shown on both East Midlands Today and Look North so that all the Mansfield area could watch Politics EditSee also Mansfield local elections Mayor of Mansfield Mansfield District and Mansfield UK Parliament constituency Mansfield has a directly elected mayor as one of only 16 places with one in the United Kingdom Tony Egginton was Mayor of Mansfield from October 2002 until retirement in May 2015 being replaced at scheduled elections by a fellow candidate for the Mansfield Independent Forum political party Kate Allsop Much was said of the first Executive Mayor but during his time in office Mansfield struggled with local land development and many projects across the region faltered 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 Egginton in office 2002 2015 was criticised by some councillors and residents for placing too much focus on self publicity 186 187 188 189 as opposed to publicity for the town The issue was raised again after his prominent role in Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington s homecoming ceremony after her Gold Medal successes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games 190 In April 2017 Sophie Whitby was elected to the Mansfield district as a Member of Youth Parliament on a manifesto that included promoting equality for the LGBT community 191 Benjamin Bradley has been the constituency Conservative Member of Parliament since May 2017 succeeding Sir Alan Meale Labour who served the town for 30 years On 5 May 2019 Andy Abrahams was elected as the Mayor of Mansfield winning by just 2 votes and also became the first directly elected Labour Executive Mayor 192 From 2010 the Parliamentary Constituency boundaries were realigned to include areas to the north of Mansfield around Warsop previously part of the Bassetlaw constituency In the news EditThe 2005 and 2007 editions of Channel 4 s programme The Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK named Mansfield as the sixth and ninth worst place to live in Britain respectively largely due to poor school performance 193 The town did not feature in the list for 2019 194 In June 2014 husband and wife Christopher and Susan Edwards were jailed for murdering the woman s parents William and Patricia Wycherley whose bodies lay undiscovered in their back garden for 15 years The couple had stolen thousands of pounds siphoned off the Wycherleys pensions and sold their house amounting to nearly 300 000 195 The bodies were found after the Edwardses gave themselves up having spent a year in France knowing the DWP intended to interview the murdered Mr Wycherley who would have been approaching his 100th birthday 196 Susan Edwards a former librarian had written Christmas cards and letters to relatives telling them her parents were travelling in Ireland because of the good air and told neighbours they were in Blackpool or Morecambe 197 The Edwardses were sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years for the murders concurrent with 9 year sentences for disposing of the bodies and theft 198 On 30 May 2015 13 year old Amber Peat went missing from home after returning from a family holiday On 2 June her body was found in an area off Westfield Lane Mansfield less than a mile from her home The cause of her death was hanging 199 An inquest was held at Nottingham Council House in February 2019 200 with the assistant Coroner recording a narrative verdict 201 In late December 2020 a cliff face collapsed after heavy rain close to a recent housing development in an old sand quarry 202 It was the second time having previously occurred in 2019 when approximately 1 300 tonnes 1 300 long tons 1 400 short tons of debris was removed On both occasions evacuation was necessary The area was acknowledged as suitable for housing in 1998 203 with the estate developed by Gladedale Homes between 2003 and 2011 204 205 206 A stand of mature trees was marked as needing removal in anticipation of stabilising the nearby cliff face during 2018 207 Cultural EditD H Lawrence in Lady Chatterley s Lover described Mansfield as that once romantic now utterly disheartening colliery town 208 Notable people EditMain article List of people from Mansfield People with Wikipedia pages in alphabetical order Rebecca Adlington OBE born 1989 Olympic bronze and gold medallist swimmer 209 Richard Bacon born 1975 broadcaster John Balance 1962 2004 singer musician with Coil James Collinson 1826 1881 Victorian painter Kris Commons born 1983 Celtic F C footballer Nicholas Crafts born 1949 economic historian Stephen Critchlow 1966 2021 radio TV and stage actor Ed Davey born 1965 British politician Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2019 Craig Disley born 1981 Grimsby Town F C footballer Robert Dodsley 1704 1767 playwright and poet wrote The King and The Miller of Mansfield and Sir John Cockle performed at Drury Lane in 1736 and 1737 respectively Wes Dolan born 1980 actor and singer songwriter Suzanne Eggins a linguist in Australia Watson Fothergill 1841 1928 Victorian architect Elspeth Gibson born 1963 Nottingham born fashion designer studied at Mansfield College of Art and Design 210 Harry Harpham 1954 2016 coal miner and MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Mark Holmes born 1960 lead singer of Canadian new wave rock group Platinum Blonde 211 Mark Henderson born 1957 Tony award winning lighting designer Sir Richard Jebb 1st Baronet 1729 1787 physician to the Royal Family Rob Kozluk born 1977 footballer Ric Lee born 1945 drummer with Ten Years After Sir Richard Leese born 1951 local politician in Manchester Leo Lyons born 1943 bassist songwriter producer with Ten Years After Alexander Malcolm 1864 1956 former member of parliament in New Zealand Charles James Martin 1886 1955 artist William Martin 1767 1810 naturalist born in Mansfield 1767 212 John Ogdon 1937 1989 pianist born in Mansfield Woodhouse Greg Owen born 1972 professional golfer Carly Paoli opera singer born 1989 Joel Peat lead guitarist of the band Lawson James Perch born 1985 Mansfield Town footballer Tom Scott born 1984 YouTuber and former TV presenter Sir Charles Seely 2nd Baronet 1859 1926 British Industrialist Alvin Stardust 1942 2014 pop singer Steve Ward born 1957 accoladed as oldest active professional boxer John Bainbridge Webster 1955 2016 Professor of Divinity at St Mary s College University of St Andrews 213 John Whetton born 1941 track runner Helen Wilson 1864 1951 a physician and social purity campaigner Oliver Wilson born 1980 professional golferTwin towns sister cities EditThis section s factual accuracy is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on Talk Mansfield Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mansfield is twinned with 214 better source needed Heiligenhaus Germany 215 216 Mansfield Massachusetts United States 217 Mansfield Ohio United States 218 Reutov Russia 219 217 Stryi Ukraine 220 See also EditMansfield District council area Mansfield UK Parliament constituency Mayor of Mansfield Cantamus Girls Choir Portland College St Peter and St Paul s Church Mansfield St John s Church Mansfield St Mark s Church Mansfield St Philip Neri Church Mansfield A Spire for MansfieldNotes Edit Weather station is located 7 0 miles 11 3 km from the Mansfield town centre References Edit OS Explorer Map 270 Sherwood Forest Mansfield Worksop amp Edwinstowe Ordnance Survey 16 September 2015 ISBN 9780319244678 Population estimates Frequently Asked Questions Mansfield District Council 10 February 2011 Archived from the original on 5 April 2011 Retrieved 31 July 2009 a b c A short history of Mansfield Mansfield Directory Street Plan and Guide Mansfield W amp J Linney Ltd 1973 p 23 ISBN 978 0900525131 Brown Cornelius 1896 Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse A History of Nottinghamshire Elliot Stock Retrieved 19 February 2020 a b c William Horner Groves The History of Mansfield 1894 retrieved on the 5th December 2020 a b Mansfield District Council Mansfield Town Centre Heritage Trail SB Marketing p 21 archived from the original PDF on 4 December 2011 retrieved 13 December 2013 Town stakes a claim to Robin Hood BBC News 19 July 2005 Retrieved 9 November 2020 The Centre Tree ournottinghamshire org uk 3 March 2014 Retrieved 9 November 2020 Mansfield Market Place Mansfield District Council Mansfield District Council 12 November 2013 Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 Retrieved 12 November 2013 Mansfield Markets Mansfield District Council Mansfield District Council Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Mansfield market Revamp gets council approval despite opposition BBC News Nottinghamshire British Broadcasting Corporation 21 November 2015 Retrieved 19 February 2020 Mansfield Library opens after 3 4m investment BBC News Nottinghamshire British Broadcasting Corporation 3 March 2012 Retrieved 19 February 2020 Weston Liz 23 July 2009 Carnegie Museum Our Mansfield and Area Mansfield District Council Retrieved 17 February 2020 Anomaly details for station WARSOP UNITED KINGDOM and index TXx Maximum value of daily maximum temperature European Climate Assessment and Dataset ECA amp D Project Team Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Archived from the original on 29 November 2011 Retrieved 27 February 2011 Climatology details for station WARSOP UNITED KINGDOM and index TXx Maximum value of daily maximum temperature European Climate Assessment and Dataset ECA amp D Project Team Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Archived from the original on 29 November 2011 Retrieved 27 February 2011 Climatology details for station WARSOP UNITED KINGDOM and index SU Summer days TX gt 25 C European Climate Assessment and Dataset ECA amp D Project Team Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Archived from the original on 29 November 2011 Retrieved 27 February 2011 Anomaly details for station WARSOP UNITED KINGDOM and index TNn Minimum value of daily minimum temperature European Climate Assessment and Dataset ECA amp D Project Team Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Archived from the original on 29 November 2011 Retrieved 27 February 2011 Climatology details for station WARSOP UNITED KINGDOM and index RR Precipitation sum European Climate Assessment and Dataset ECA amp D Project Team Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Archived from the original on 29 November 2011 Retrieved 27 February 2011 Climatology details for station WARSOP UNITED KINGDOM and index RR1 Wet days RR gt 1 mm European Climate Assessment and Dataset ECA amp D Project Team Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Archived from the original on 29 November 2011 Retrieved 27 February 2011 Indices Data Warsop Station 1851 KNMI Archived from the original on 9 July 2018 Retrieved 17 December 2018 Mansfield Market gets a Makeover markettradenews com 4 March 2016 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Mansfield market Revamp gets council approval despite opposition BBC News Nottingham 21 November 2015 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Controversial plans for Mansfield market given go ahead Chad 29 January 2016 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Mansfield market relaunches today Chad 5 April 2016 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Market traders stay optimistic about future of 100k revamp Chad 11 May 2016 pp 6 7 Accessed 24 January 2022 a b Report and Statutory Accounts Unaudited For the year ended 31 March 2011 PDF Mansfield BID Company Limited pp 1 2 archived from the original PDF on 2 April 2015 Mansfield Directory 1973 p 172 a b Mansfield District Council re election report on BID s 2015 Ballot June 2014 retrieved 22 August 2014 permanent dead link Mansfield s BID Ambassadors Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 2 September 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2013 Business Plan Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd Archived from the original on 25 February 2013 Retrieved 20 May 2014 Mansfield BID Ballot for 2015 2020 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 20 August 2014 a b About Mansfield BID Mansfield 2020 Mansfield 2020 2014 Archived from the original on 26 August 2014 Retrieved 22 August 2014 Mansfield town centre businesses vote to keep BID for another five years Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 14 November 2014 Retrieved 18 November 2014 Achievements Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd Archived from the original on 5 October 2014 Retrieved 20 May 2014 Wi fi technology boost for Mansfield town centre Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 19 December 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2013 Free Wi Fi Launched Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd 29 June 2013 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2013 How to access the Wi Fi Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd Archived from the original on 12 December 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Town centre App launched Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd 11 January 2013 Archived from the original on 4 October 2014 Retrieved 11 December 2013 Mansfield hits crowdfunding target for free WiFi network A crowdfunding appeal by the town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to raise funds for a free WiFi network in the town centre has reached its target figure of 36 363 Techworld com News 19 December 2012 Archived from the original on 28 October 2013 Retrieved 28 January 2021 New gates lock out crime Mansfield and Ashfield Chad September 2013 Retrieved 8 January 2014 New 47K wayfinding scheme Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd August 2013 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2014 Better Directional Signage Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd August 2013 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2014 After strong lobbying of Notts County Council they have committed to change refresh and re install all directional signage into Mansfield including better signage for all Car Parks Dedicated cleansing team employed for all members Mansfield BID Mansfield BID Company Ltd Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2014 Pressure builds on BID scheme Chairman speaks as plan faces criticism Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 11 May 2011 Has the Mansfield BID delivered Calls have been made for it to demonstrate how it gives town centre traders value for money Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 12 September 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2013 Work gets underway on Mansfield Old Town Hall News Journal 29 June 2015 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Mansfield town centre businesses vote to keep BID for another five years Chad 14 November 2014 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Mansfield BID Re election mansfield gov uk Retrieved 15 February 2021 Former Mansfield department store Beales set to become new civic hub Chad 7 January 2022 Retrieved 14 January 2022 Former Beales store in Mansfield bought by council to use as new headquarters Nottinghamshire Live 11 January 2022 Retrieved 14 January 2022 Council buys Beales for new civic hub Mansfield District Council 6 January 2022 Retrieved 14 January 2022 1 Severn Trent Water 10th February 2022 Retrieved 4th January 2023 1973 30 July Work began on clearing the site of the proposed shopping precinct between Westgate and Stockwell Gate 1976 9 March The Four Seasons Shopping Centre was opened Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999 ourmansfieldandarea org uk Retrieved 15 February 2021 Four Seasons Shopping Centre Archived from the original on 8 January 2014 Retrieved 8 January 2014 Give the gift of choice with a Four Seasons Gift Card Accepted in most of the 55 Four Seasons stores Centre Guide Four Seasons Mansfield PDF Four Seasons Shopping Centre Retrieved 19 February 2020 Littlewoods shops sold for 409m BBC News 11 July 2005 Retrieved 22 February 2021 Primark launches its newly refurbished store at Four Seasons Chad 22 September 2017 Retrieved 22 February 2021 Costa Coffee store is on way for Mansfield Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 1 February 2011 Retrieved 15 December 2013 BHS in Mansfield to close today Chad 31 July 2016 Retrieved 16 February 2021 Mansfield s Beales store expected to close in next few weeks Chad 11 February 2020 Retrieved 16 February 2021 Department store Beales closed for good following coronavirus lockdown Nottinghamshire Live 26 March 2020 Retrieved 16 February 2021 What changes Mansfield Live readers would like to see in their town centre Nottinghamshire Live 11 September 2020 Retrieved 16 February 2021 Debenhams set to close all stores including Mansfield branch with 12 000 jobs on line Chad 1 December 2020 Retrieved 16 February 2021 Major blow as Topshop and Topman join Debenhams in stores to close in Nottingham and Mansfield Nottinghamshire Live 1 February 2020 Retrieved 22 February 2021 Sadness in Mansfield as pictures show Topshop store being cleared of all stock Nottinghamshire Live 17 February 2020 Retrieved 22 February 2021 Up Our Street Rosemary Centre incorporating part of Rosemary Street Walkden Street amp Union Street Chad 23 May 2012 p 27 Accessed 24 January 2022 1984 26 October Argos was the first store to open in the new Rosemary Centre formerly Lawn Mills Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999 ourmansfieldandarea org uk Retrieved 15 February 2021 Argos store to move into Sainsbury s supermarket Chad 27 April 2017 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Portland Retail Park Retail park full after two new deals Mansfield and Ashfield Chad September 2012 Retrieved 8 January 2014 St Peter s Retail Park Completely Retail The Completely Group Archived from the original on 1 March 2014 Retrieved 8 January 2014 Mansfield Leisure Park Local Store Local Store Marketing Pty Ltd Retrieved 19 February 2020 Taco Bell Tim Hortons and Domino s Pizza confirmed for new Mansfield gateway Nottingham Post 26 December 2020 Retrieved 4 January 2023 Thirty years of council offices Chad 7 September 2016 p 54 Accessed 31 October 2021 a b c d e f Crute David 29 November 2011 Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999 Our Mansfield and Area Mansfield District Council Retrieved 19 February 2020 New lease of life for North Notts venue the Civic Quarter Invest Ashfield Mansfield Ashfield amp Mansfield Regeneration Service 19 October 2016 Retrieved 22 December 2019 Two district councils in Midlands back shared legal service Local Government Lawyer 21 August 2012 Retrieved 19 February 2020 Ashfield and Mansfield Town Centres Invest Ashfield Mansfield Ashfield amp Mansfield Regeneration Service Retrieved 22 December 2019 Political column Make YOUR voice heard over axe plan Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 10 March 2014 Archived from the original on 23 December 2019 Retrieved 2 December 2019 Council cash office set for closure soon Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 14 June 2014 Archived from the original on 23 December 2019 Retrieved 22 December 2019 The Newsroom 27 January 2017 Job Centre shake up How will your local branch be affected Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 19 February 2020 The Newsroom 23 March 2018 Job Centre Plus opens at Civic Centre Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 19 February 2020 The Newsroom 27 December 2018 Former Mansfield Jobcentre could be restaurant and shops Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 19 February 2020 Work To Be Done On Civic Centre Mansfield 103 2 19 February 2018 Retrieved 22 December 2019 a b Improved Civic Centre Reception Reopens Mansfield 103 2 26 June 2018 Retrieved 22 December 2019 Station to be sold soon Chad 11 May 2016 p 20 Accessed 14 January 2022 Mansfield Community Partnership Mansfield District Council Mansfield District Council Retrieved 22 December 2019 Neighbourhood Wardens Mansfield District Council Mansfield District Council Retrieved 22 December 2019 Council moves towards new community hub Mansfield District Council Retrieved 31 October 2021 Sign of the times Mansfield District Council is delighted to receive the principal sign from the old Mansfield Brewery Building Mansfield District Council Mansfield District Council 2008 Archived from the original on 5 April 2011 Retrieved 3 September 2008 a b Brewery site s farm idea Chad 14 October 2015 p 13 Accessed 20 September 2021 First homes will be ready next year at former Mansfield Brewery site Nottingham Live 1 January 2020 Retrieved 6 July 2021 Residents move into new homes at former Mansfield brewery site Chad 5 March 2021 Retrieved 6 July 2021 Mug of Mansfield President Regan Milwaukee Sentinel October 1982 Retrieved 22 February 2014 dead link Lewis Richard Former US president Ronald Reagan honoured with statue in London OLD COLSTONIAN NEWS Colston s School Retrieved 22 February 2014 Not Much Matches Mansfield More from the Mayor Chad 18 July 2012 p 9 Accessed 20 January 2022 Watkins Ian Not Much Matches Mansfield Audio Radio Play SoundCloud Retrieved 21 January 2022 Not Much Matches Mansfield Mansfield gov April July 2012 Archived from the original on 30 August 2012 Retrieved 20 January 2022 A walk down memory lane in photos Chad 27 July 2016 p 46 Drinks maker Barr to close Mansfield plant Mansfield and Ashfield Chad November 2009 Retrieved 19 December 2013 Drinks maker A G Barr has announced it is to close its Mansfield site in early 2011 The Notts fizzy drinks factory where Irn Bru was made before moving to Scotland Nottinghamshire Live 11 October 2019 Retrieved 22 July 2021 Demolition work to re start at former Mansfield Brewery site Mansfield and Ashfield Chad May 2008 Retrieved 27 November 2013 College plan for former Mansfield brewery site could be taken elsewhere Mansfield and Ashfield Chad March 2013 Retrieved 19 December 2013 spokesman from Eddisons who are selling the land said The status with Mansfield Brewery remains the same The property is available by way of a private treaty sale Interest is ongoing Trailer scheme is trashed after objection letters Chad 30 September 2015 p 27 Accessed 30 January 2022 Residents move into new homes at former Mansfield brewery site Chad 5 March 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2022 Making It Discovery Centre Mansfield UK neutronfire com Retrieved 23 August 2021 Major boost for tourism A multi million pound discovery centre which will attract thousands of visitors to Mansfield each year will open next Easter Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 1 August 2001 Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 26 August 2021 Leading Mansfield attraction is teaching skills for life Chad 17 September 2014 p 45 Accessed 8 June 2022 Making It set to thrive with 10 000 boost Chad 6 January 2016 p 30 Accessed 16 September 2021 Your Chad moves to historic brewery site Chad 26 July 2019 Retrieved 23 August 2021 Nottinghamshire business based in historic brewery cannot access government grant due to annoying criteria Nottinghamshire Live 5 April 2020 Retrieved 23 August 2021 20 Companies in NG18 1AH Chadburn House Chadburn Road Mansfield Endole Retrieved 23 August 2021 Serviced office space in Mansfield Concept 360 Retrieved 23 August 2021 Clipstone Headstocks campaign growing Mansfield and Ashfield Chad November 2012 Retrieved 27 November 2013 A Councillor has said that moves to finally bring down Europe s tallest mining relics is gaining momentum a b Strike 358 Days that Shook the Nation London Sunday Times 1985 pp 110 113 ISBN 978 0 340 38445 9 Adeney Martin Lloyd John 1988 The Miners Strike 1984 5 Loss Without Limited London Routledge amp Kegan Paul pp 273 274 ISBN 978 0 7102 1371 6 Stay or go that s the question Mansfield and Ashfield Chad April 2003 Retrieved 27 November 2013 Opinion is still divided over whether the historic headstocks at the former Clipstone Colliery site should be preserved or demolished Final shift at Clipstone pit Mansfield and Ashfield Chad April 2003 Retrieved 27 November 2013 Clipstone headstocks campaign growing Mansfield and Ashfield Chad November 2012 Retrieved 27 November 2013 Landmark office complex unveiled tomorrow Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 29 July 2008 Retrieved 19 December 2013 Contact Us Nottinghamshire Probation Trust Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 19 December 2013 Mayor opens new Gateway building Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 27 November 2013 Retrieved 14 December 2013 MARR has brought the area big business bucks Chad local newspaper 2 May 2008 Archived from the original on 17 June 2018 Retrieved 15 March 2022 Mansfield bids for city status Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 24 September 2009 Archived from the original on 12 January 2020 Regeneration money is a further boost for Mansfield created 6th September 2019 and retrieved on 01 09 2020 Train Timetable Nottingham to Worksop PDF East Midlands Trains December 2019 Retrieved 17 March 2020 a b Hill D Our Mansfield and Area Transport and Distribution Retrieved 7 December 2020 Cupit J February 1956 The End of Passenger Services on the Mansfield Railway Trains Illustrated 58 61 Crute D Our Mansfield and Area Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999 Retrieved 7 December 2020 Retro A walk down Memory Lane in photos the railway station returns to Mansfield Wasn t the town one of the largest in the UK without a station prior to this Chad local newspaper 28 October 2015 p 42 Accessed 7 December 2020 Mansfield bus station plans unveiled Nottinghamshire County Council 4 December 2006 Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 New Mansfield bus station set for New Year joy Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 10 November 2007 a b Mayor s pledge on town s gateway Hucknall Despatch 19 November 2013 Retrieved 16 December 2013 Mansfield mayor Tony Egginton has made it a priority to oversee the redevelopment of the town s Stockwell Gate area before he retires from office in 18 months time And he has moved to reassure the public that the new car park located on the old bus station which opened last Wednesday is only intended to be temporary Patrick Slack who owns Slack s news kiosk on Rosemary Street said I lost around 20 per cent of my business when the old bus station shut down and I know others were similarly affected so anything that brings people this way has to be a good thing Bus Station move is killing our trade Business owners fear for future Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 8 May 2013 p 1 a b Mansfield bus station Nottinghamshire County Council Retrieved 19 February 2020 The eye catching new state of the art bus station opened for business on 31 March 2013 and offers better bus road and rail links It is just a three minute walk from both the old bus station and Mansfield market place The bus station is a fully enclosed building offering protection from the weather with comfortable seating and 24 hour CCTV providing a relaxed safe waiting environment and for customer safety and comfort boarding will be controlled by automatic doors that only open when the bus has arrived Mansfield Half Marathon on course to return this autumn Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 17 February 2014 Archived from the original on 2 January 2020 Retrieved 21 February 2014 Plans to Resurrect Mansfield Half Marathon Mansfield Harriers and AC Mansfield Harriers amp Athletic Club August 2013 Retrieved 16 December 2013 Exclusive Mansfield 10k run shelved until next year Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 18 August 2014 Retrieved 21 August 2014 Mansfield 10k results list Where did you finish Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 24 August 2014 Retrieved 28 December 2015 Welcome to Mansfield Lawn Tennis Club Mansfield Lawn Tennis Club Retrieved 19 February 2020 Mansfield District Council Parks Facilities Mansfield District Council archived from the original PDF on 28 February 2014 retrieved 21 February 2014 Home Mansfield Roller Derby Archived from the original on 1 October 2017 Retrieved 25 May 2019 Petition against closure Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 11 May 2013 A look around the pool Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 11 May 2013 Gone Green at pool Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 11 May 2013 Hope Nick 5 February 2013 Rebecca Adlington Olympian ready for life after swimming BC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 19 February 2020 Our Club History Mansfield Bowling Club Retrieved 1 February 2022 Cheryl makes club history Mansfield bowling club on Monday elected Cheryl Crowe as the first woman president in its 320 year history Chad 21 March 2012 p 96 Accessed 1 February 2022 Wreath laying service to take place at refurbished War Memorial in Mansfield Mansfield and Ashfield Chad November 2012 Retrieved 4 January 2014 a b c d e Mansfield Cemetery Mansfield District Council November 2002 archived from the original PDF on 26 August 2014 retrieved 24 August 2014 Car park plans given approval at cemetery Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 25 December 2015 Retrieved 27 December 2015 St Lawrence Church Mansfield 1909 A church near you The Church of England Retrieved 24 August 2014 St Mark Church Mansfield 1897 A church near you The Church of England Retrieved 24 August 2014 Church development St John s with St Mary s Mansfield Retrieved 24 August 2014 Mansfield Nottingham Road Cemetery with list of casualties Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 16 June 2022 Mansfield and District Crematorium Official Booklet Norwich Jarrold Publishing March 1997 Mansfield amp District Crematorium Mansfield District Council Mansfield District Council 10 July 2013 Archived from the original on 26 August 2014 Retrieved 24 August 2014 The Palace Theatre Leeming Street Mansfield Nottinghamshire ArthurLloyd co uk The Music Hall and Theatre History Site Retrieved 23 January 2014 The Auditorium Mansfield Palace Theatre Mansfield District Council Retrieved 19 February 2020 Palace Theatre auditorium BBC Home British Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 23 January 2014 Stars turn out for the launch of Mansfield Palace Theatre s pantomime Cinderella Mansfield and Ashfield Chad September 2013 Retrieved 6 January 2014 Street star in Palace panto Mansfield and Ashfield Chad March 2014 Retrieved 11 July 2014 Coronation Street star Vicky Entwistle has been confirmed as the headline name in this year s Christmas pantomime at Mansfield Palace Theatre Aladdin named as 2015 Mansfield Pantomime Mansfield 103 2 6 August 2014 Archived from the original on 12 August 2014 Retrieved 11 August 2014 Brown Mark 8 April 2011 Mansfield museum the most family friendly in the UK Guardian Guardian News amp Media Limited Retrieved 23 January 2014 The UK Rave amp Club Venues That Are Hazy Memories Interview Geoff Oakes 18 Years of Renaissance DJ Nigel Dawson biography Ian Ossia There was a time almost an instant a few years ago where everything changed 12 May 2015 The Old Library venue Culture and leisure Nottinghamshire County Council Retrieved 6 January 2014 Mansfield Odeon Cinemas Holdings Limited Retrieved 6 January 2014 Jobs lost as snooker firm is sunk Mansfield and Ashfield Chad November 2012 Retrieved 6 January 2014 Place of worship offers much more Mansfield and Ashfield Chad September 2013 Retrieved 6 January 2014 Arena Church s plans for the old ABC Cinema and Riley s snooker hall in Leeming Street include community support groups and cinema screenings Massive investment put in to Mansfield s Superbowl Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 18 September 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2019 The Newsroom 13 April 2016 One of Mansfield s last rock venues to close Mansfield Chad Retrieved 12 January 2019 Town Mill closes its doors Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 11 May 2013 Mansfield Party in Park cancellation defended BBC News Nottingham British Broadcasting Corporation 15 April 2012 Retrieved 19 February 2020 Mansfield District Council announces postponement of Party in the Park Mansfield and Ashfield Chad Retrieved 16 December 2013 Private developers have acquired an option on the former Courtaulds factory on Belvedere Street Mansfield and Ashfield Chad January 2001 Retrieved 2 January 2014 Land at Belvedere Street Application to Extend the Time Limit for Implementing Outline Planning Permission Mansfield District Council Online Planning Details Mansfield District Council October 2012 Archived from the original on 3 December 2012 Retrieved 2 January 2014 Two streets to be demolished in massive redevelopment Mansfield and Ashfield Chad April 2002 Retrieved 20 December 2013 Mayor s pledge over new Pleasley Estate Mansfield and Ashfield Chad September 2004 Retrieved 20 December 2013 MANSFIELD mayor Tony Egginton has promised residents of Pleasley Hill that work on the area s new housing estate will begin within the next 18 months The controversial proposals to flatten around 180 houses on Hillmoor Street Clarence Street and Chesterfield Road North to make way for a brand new estate were outlined at a public meeting Buildings are deadly threat Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 2005 Retrieved 19 December 2013 Fire chiefs have issued a stark warning about Mansfield s growing list of derelict buildings they pose a deadly threat to lives and cost taxpayers money Video Demolition work at Pleasley Hill housing development Mansfield and Ashfield Chad November 2012 Retrieved 20 December 2013 Demolition of terraced houses on a key gateway to Mansfield is nearing completion after the council finally re located all of the residents Nearly 200 properties are being pulled down to make way for a modern housing complex at Pleasley Hill off Chesterfield Road North Living on the street of shame BBC Inside Out East Midlands British Broadcasting Corporation 14 January 2013 Retrieved 21 December 2013 Mansfield District Council says its plans for improvements have been hit by the recession but claims a future scheme will help recovery Legal issues causing Pleasley Hill housing delay Mansfield and Ashfield Chad January 2014 Retrieved 6 February 2014 Delays in a multi million pound re development of Pleasley Hill are being caused by legal issues a leading councillor has confirmed Mansfield mayor Tony Egginton under fire for cost of newspaper column Mansfield and Ashfield Chad July 2011 Retrieved 3 January 2014 an inappropriate use of money weekly More from the Mayor piece in Chad should be abandoned so its 10 500 annual cost can go towards services Said Labour group leader Martin Lee Having looked at the column over a period of time it s apparent that rather than informing readers of what the council does it s more about promoting him as an individual Historic third term for mayor Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 11 May 2011 pp 1 and 3 Mr Egginton defeated Mr Yemm by just 67 votes Egginton stated It s a big victory and from my footballing prowess in the past that s the best hat trick I have ever scored Getting hitched head to Mansfield Museum Mansfield District Council Archived from the original on 20 December 2013 Retrieved 20 December 2013 If you re planning on tying the knot and looking for inspiration for your special day head down to Mansfield Museum on Saturday 4 April for a Wedding Fayre Executive Mayor Tony Egginton who is donating his wedding album for the exhibition commented I would encourage anyone planning a wedding to come along to this Wedding Fayre Bling Mansfield mayor banned from wearing chains of office BBC News Nottinghamshire British Broadcasting Corporation 15 August 2013 Retrieved 20 December 2013 Hess John 16 August 2013 Mayoral chains ban defended by Labour BBC News UK Politics British Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 20 December 2013 When local Olympic golden girl Rebecca Adlington had an open top bus homecoming after the Beijing games mayor Egginton s chains added to the golden glow Nottinghamshire Youth Parliament members crusading for young people Nottinghamshire County Council News Nottinghamshire County Council 11 July 2017 Retrieved 21 September 2017 Andy Abrahams elected Mayor of Mansfield by just two votes Nottingham Evening Post 3 May 2019 Retrieved 5 November 2020 Hull worst place to live in UK BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation 10 August 2005 Retrieved 28 March 2018 Top 10 Worst places to live in England 2020 iLiveHere uk iLiveHere co uk 9 February 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2019 Sherdley Rebecca 20 June 2014 Mansfield bodies in the garden trial Susan and Christopher Edwards convicted of murder Nottingham Post Archived from the original on 22 June 2014 Retrieved 21 June 2014 Mansfield murders Christopher and Susan Edwards spun web of lies BBC News Nottinghamshire British Broadcasting Corporation 20 June 2014 Retrieved 21 June 2014 Pair guilty of 1998 Mansfield garden bodies murder BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation 20 June 2014 Retrieved 21 June 2014 Susan and Christopher Edwards jailed for minimum of 25 years for killing reclusive couple Mansfield and Ashfield Chad 23 June 2014 Retrieved 24 June 2014 Amber Peat Body confirmed as missing 13 year old girl BBC News Nottinghamshire British Broadcasting Corporation 3 June 2015 Retrieved 22 June 2015 Malcolm Rod 25 February 2019 Amber Peat failed by the organisations that should have protected her Nottingham Post Retrieved 27 February 2019 Amber Peat inquest Mother gave little consideration for welfare BBC News Nottingham 22 February 2019 Retrieved 24 February 2019 Live flooding updates as homes are evacuated after heavy rain causes landslide in Mansfield Nottinghamshire Live 24 December 2020 Retrieved 6 January 2021 Mansfield District Local Plan November 1998 item 6 7 12 Nottinghamshire County Council Retrieved 6 January 2021 Mansfield mudslide triggered by torrential rain could have been avoided say angry residents Nottinghamshire Live 9 November 2019 Retrieved 6 January 2021 Mansfield mudslide Residents homeless for weeks BBC News 13 November 2019 Retrieved 6 January 2021 Berry Hill quarry Mansfield Nottinghamshire Landslide case study British Geological Survey Retrieved 6 January 2021 Thousands of trees could be cut down in a quarry repair scheme Chad 9 February 2018 Retrieved 6 January 2021 Lawrence D H 1928 Lady Chatterley s Lover Chapter 16 Ones to watch in Delhi Rebecca Adlington BBC News 30 September 2010 Retrieved 8 January 2022 Cut and Taste The Guardian 5 August 2000 Retrieved 25 April 2010 Niester Alan 11 August 1984 Fame overtakes Platinum Blonde The Globe and Mail Toronto Ontario Canada p E12 ProQuest 386430393 Retrieved 26 May 2022 via ProQuest Highfill Philip H Kalman A Burnim Edward A Langhans 1973 Belfort to Byzand p 487 ISBN 9780809305186 Retrieved 12 February 2011 Professor John Webster Appointed to Chair in St Mary s College University of St Andrews Press release School of Divinity St Mary s College 29 April 2013 Archived from the original on 2 May 2013 Mansfield England The Sister Cities Association of Mansfield in England Retrieved 6 January 2022 Twin town celebrations Mansfield and Ashfield Chad March 2004 Retrieved 3 January 2014 in 1974 the relationship was formalised and the Mansfield Heiligenhaus Twinning Association set up dead link Stadtepartnerschaften in German Heiligenhaus Retrieved 7 January 2022 a b Community parade plan to celebrate Mansfield is announced Chad 8 January 2018 Retrieved 7 January 2022 Tree from Mansfield s USA sister town for clean up project Chad 12 May 2017 Retrieved 7 January 2022 Does Russia care about the UK election BBC 5 June 2017 Retrieved 7 January 2022 Mista pobratimi in Ukrainian Stryi Retrieved 7 January 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mansfield Mansfield District Council Official site Mansfield regeneration site Mansfield BID Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mansfield amp oldid 1133206301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.