Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mansfield like this:

Mansfield, market town and par., Notts, on river Maun, 16 miles N. of Nottingham and 137 miles NW. of London by rail, 7252 ac., pop. 13,653; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Thursday, From coins and other relics found here, Mansfield is supposed to have been a Roman station. It is surrounded by the vestiges of Sherwood Forest. Silk and cotton mills, iron foundries, engine works, brick and tile works, and breweries, &c., give employment to the inhabitants. The cattle markets and corn markets are important.

Mansfield through time

Mansfield is now part of MANSFIELD District. Click here for graphs and data of how MANSFIELD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mansfield itself, go to Statistics.

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