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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Mansfield

  

Mansfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mansfield

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Mansfield history

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Roman Period

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. There are remains of 12th-Century King John’s Palace in Clipstone, between Mansfield and Edwinstowe.

Tudor Period

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

16th and 17th Centuries

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.

19th century

Mansfield 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.

Ancient markets

Mansfield is a market town with a 700-year-old market tradition. The present market square was created after demolition under the Improvement Act of 1823. In the centre is the Bentinck Memorial, built in 1849.

Mansfield economy & business

Town centre

Mansfield has a large market square within its commercial and retail centre. It includes a museum, the Palace Theatre, restaurants, fast-food outlets, pubs, bars and night clubs. The town-centre Business Improvement District (BID) was founded with offices in the old Town Hall. The BID operates on a five-year basis, with a rolling yearly operational plan.

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. 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. From 2012 surplus office space was rented to outside concerns.

Former employment and industry

Mansfield was once the United Kingdom’s largest independent brewery. Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries in 1999 acquired Mansfield Brewery for £253 million. Production ceased in 2002, and the Mansfield range of ales moved to manufacturing facilities around the country. Many areas near the town still show signs of coal mining, the main industry for most of the 20th century.

Regeneration

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. 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.

You can visit Mansfield places with Walkfo Mansfield to hear history at Mansfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mansfield has 23 places to visit in our interactive Mansfield map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Mansfield, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Mansfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mansfield & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Mansfield Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Mansfield tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Mansfield

  

Best Mansfield places to visit

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Mansfield has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Mansfield’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Mansfield’s information audio spots:

St Alban’s Church, Forest Town St. Alban’s Church, Forest Town, Nottinghamshire is a parish church in the Church of England . It is located in the town of Forest Town in Nottinghamshire .

Church of St Edmund, Mansfield Woodhouse The Church of St Edmund (also known as St Edmund’s or St Edmund King & Martyr) is on Old Manor Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Mansfield, the Archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. The Turner Memorial Hall, opposite the church on Church Street, serves as the church hall and office.

Sherwood Colliery F.C. Sherwood Colliery F.C. is a football club based in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division. The club’s nickname is The Wood.

Church of St Chad, Pleasley Vale The Church of St Chad (also known as St Chad’s) is on Church Lane, Pleasley Vale, Nottinghamshire. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Mansfield, the Archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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