Sutton in Ashfield
Built-up area in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.123, -1.274 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 48 58 |
| Population: | 43,912 |
| Dialling code: | 01623 (Mansfield) |
Sutton in Ashfield is a market town in the district of Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, lying roughly between Nottingham and Mansfield on the old Nottinghamshire coalfield. The town combines Victorian terraces and post‑war housing, with parks and community facilities and reasonably easy access to green spaces such as Sherwood Forest and the Peak District.
Historically centred on framework knitting and coal mining, Sutton in Ashfield has reinvented itself since the pit closures with retail, light industry and a growing commuter population; its industrial heritage survives in local landmarks and community memory, and the town maintains an active social life through sports clubs, festivals and ongoing regeneration projects.
Postcode districts covering Sutton in Ashfield
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 18.8 miles
- Nottingham 11.4 miles
- Derby 16.9 miles
- Mansfield 3.7 miles
- Rotherham 21.6 miles
- Chesterfield 11 miles
- Loughborough 24.7 miles
- West Bridgford 15 miles
- Long Eaton 16.1 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 19.8 miles
- Worksop 14.7 miles
- Ilkeston 10.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sutton St. Mary's Ward 0.1 miles
- Ashfields Ward 0.5 miles
- Carsic Ward 0.6 miles
- Leamington Ward 0.6 miles
- Huthwaite & Brierley Ward 0.9 miles
- The Dales Ward 0.9 miles
- Sutton Central & New Cross Ward 1 mile
- Larwood Ward 1.1 miles
- Huthwaite Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Stanton Hill and Skegby Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Greenwood & Summit Ward 1.4 miles
- Skegby Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 5DS, NG17 2NB, NG17 1LQ, NG17 4BS, NG17 1HP, NG17 1BN, NG17 3AD, NG17 2JY, NG17 5BX … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 20.3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 27.1 miles
- Sutton Parkway Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Sutton in Ashfield Ad
- Holiday Inn Mansfield Alfreton 4 2.5 miles
- Central Hotel 2 0.7 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Chesterfield Tibshelf 2.5 3.2 miles
- Boundary, Alfreton by Marston's Inns 4 3.3 miles
- Mansfield Lodge Hotel Ltd 3 3.8 miles
- Host & Stay | The Willows 2.2 miles
- Midland Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Mansfield 3 2.5 miles
- Eastwood Hall 4 7 miles
- mour hotel 4 3.9 miles
Schools in Sutton in Ashfield
- Croft Primary School Primary
- Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Forest Glade Primary School Primary
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Quarrydale Academy Secondary
- St Andrew's C of E Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary Magdalene C of E Primary School Primary
- Sutton Community Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Field Mill Stadium 3.2 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 3.4 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 4.9 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 6.9 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 8.4 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 10.1 miles
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 11 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 11.4 miles
- Clumber House Estate 12.2 miles
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 13 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 13.7 miles