Mansfield

Mansfield
Market town
The Market Place and Cavendish Monument
Church Street
Coat of arms
Mansfield
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population97,831 (2021 Census)
OS grid referenceSK 53745 61114
 London140.9 miles
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
Post townMansfield
Postcode districtNG18, NG19
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.mansfield.gov.uk

Mansfield /ˈmænzfld/ 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 and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city of Nottingham). Henry III granted Mansfield the Royal Charter of a market town in 1227. The town lies in the Maun Valley, 12 miles (19 km) north of Nottingham. The district had a population of 110,500 at the 2021 census. Mansfield is the one local authority in Nottinghamshire with a publicly elected mayor, the Mayor of Mansfield. Mansfield in ancient times became the pre-eminent in importance amongst the towns of Sherwood Forest.