Ashfield District
Ashfield District | |
|---|---|
Hucknall High Street Market Place, Kirkby in Ashfield Felley Priory St Mary Magdalene, Sutton in Ashfield | |
Shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Nottinghamshire |
| Admin. HQ | Kirkby-in-Ashfield |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ashfield District Council |
| • MPs: | Lee Anderson (Reform UK) Michelle Welsh (Labour) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40 sq mi (110 km2) |
| • Rank | 190th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 127,179 |
| • Rank | Ranked 186th |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 37UB (ONS) E07000170 (GSS) |
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Ashfield (/ˈæʃˌfiːld/) is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. The council is based in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, but the largest town is neighbouring Sutton-in-Ashfield. The district also contains the town of Hucknall and a few villages. The district is mostly urban, with some of its settlements forming parts of both the Nottingham and Mansfield Urban Areas.
The neighbouring districts are Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, Gedling, Nottingham, Broxtowe, Amber Valley and Bolsover.