Mansfield | |
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Mansfield Market Place and Cavendish Monument | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Population | 110,500 |
OS grid reference | SK 53745 61114 |
• London | 140.9 miles[1] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Areas of the town | List
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Post town | MANSFIELD |
Postcode district | NG18, NG19 |
Dialling code | 01623 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www |
Mansfield /ˈmænsfiːld/ 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[2] and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city of Nottingham). 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. It had a population of 110,500 at the 2021 census.[3] Mansfield is the one local authority in Nottinghamshire with a publicly elected mayor, the Mayor of Mansfield.