Sutton in Ashfield: Nottinghamshire Former Mining Town on the Edge of Sherwood
Sutton in Ashfield sits in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, about 15 miles north of Nottingham. The population is around 47,000. Coal mining defined the town for over a century. Summit Colliery, Teversal Colliery, and Silverhill Colliery all operated within a few miles of the town centre. The last pit closed in the 1990s, and the transition has been uneven. Parts of the town are visibly poorer than the wider East Midlands average, but there has been investment in retail and distribution along the A38 corridor. The Idlewells Shopping Centre in the town centre was refurbished and expanded, and the Kings Mill Reservoir, a local country park, offers walking routes around the water.
Sutton in Ashfield is on the Robin Hood Line railway, connecting to Nottingham in about 30 minutes. The A38 runs through the western edge, linking south to Derby and north to the M1 at junction 28. Mansfield is three miles to the east. Kirkby-in-Ashfield borders to the south. The Brierley Forest Park on the eastern side of town occupies former colliery land and has been replanted with native woodland. For those interested in adult companionship in the north Nottinghamshire area, Sutton in Ashfield's position on the A38 and the Robin Hood Line puts Nottingham and Mansfield within easy reach.
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Sutton in Ashfield sits in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, about 15 miles north of Nottingham. The population is around 47,000. Coal mining defined the town for over a century. Summit Colliery, Teversal Colliery, and Silverhill Colliery all operated within a few miles of the town centre. The last pit closed in the 1990s, and the transition has been uneven. Parts of the town are visibly poorer than the wider East Midlands average, but there has been investment in retail and distribution along the A38 corridor. The Idlewells Shopping Centre in the town centre was refurbished and expanded, and the Kings Mill Reservoir, a local country park, offers walking routes around the water.
Sutton in Ashfield is on the Robin Hood Line railway, connecting to Nottingham in about 30 minutes. The A38 runs through the western edge, linking south to Derby and north to the M1 at junction 28. Mansfield is three miles to the east. Kirkby-in-Ashfield borders to the south. The Brierley Forest Park on the eastern side of town occupies former colliery land and has been replanted with native woodland. For those interested in adult companionship in the north Nottinghamshire area, Sutton in Ashfield's position on the A38 and the Robin Hood Line puts Nottingham and Mansfield within easy reach.
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