Mansfield

Mansfield district sits in north Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands, centred on the market town of Mansfield and including Mansfield Woodhouse, Forest Town and the parish of Warsop. The River Maun runs through the town, and the district shows a long industrial history: framework knitting in the 18th–19th centuries and large-scale coal mining in the 19th and 20th centuries. Evidence of that past appears in place names, former pit sites and local museum displays that record working life and industrial machinery. Mansfield District Council administers a mix of residential neighbourhoods, former mining villages and stretches of agricultural land to the north and east.

The town centre contains a market area and civic buildings, and the district includes a business park at Kingsway and pockets of woodland and parkland reclaimed from industrial use. Rail and road connections link Mansfield to Nottingham and other towns in the region, while community facilities and local festivals reflect the district’s civic history. Many streets retain Victorian and early 20th‑century terraces, and woodland and open spaces sit close to former colliery sites.