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  Sutton-in-Ashfield shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| Population | 41,951 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Ashfield |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sutton-in-Ashfield |
| Postcode district | NG17 |
| Dialling code | 01623 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Ashfield |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Sutton-in-Ashfield is a town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 40,000. It is situated four miles west of Mansfield, close to the Derbyshire border.
The main tourist attraction in Sutton-in-Ashfield, is the largest sundial in Europe. It is located in the middle of Portland Square, adjacent to the Idlewells Shopping Centre and Sutton Centre Community College.
Another tourist attraction in Sutton-in-Ashfield is The Ashfield Show, held in August on Sutton Lawn, and includes everything from fairground rides, local businesses and services showing their presence, live music, classic cars and steam engines and much more.
The area was first settled in Saxon times and the Saxon suffix 'ton' means 'an enclosure or fenced in clearing'. The town appears in the Domesday Book as ‘Sutone’. There are also documents from 1189 showing that Gerard, son of Walter de Sutton, gave two bovates of land and the church at Sutton to Thurgaton Priory.
Sutton-in-Ashfield is served by regular bus services from Nottingham, Mansfield and Derby. Sutton Parkway railway station is 2 miles south of the town centre. The town is close to Junction 28 of the M1 motorway.
| Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire | |
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| Unitary authorities | Nottingham |
| Boroughs/Districts | Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Broxtowe • Gedling • Mansfield • Newark and Sherwood • Rushcliffe |
| Cities/Towns | Arnold • Beeston • Blidworth • Carlton • Cotgrave • Eastwood • Hucknall • Kimberley • Kirkby-in-Ashfield • Mansfield • Mansfield Woodhouse • Newark •
Nottingham • Rainworth • Retford • Ruddington • Stapleford • Southwell •
Sutton-in-Ashfield • West Bridgford •
Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire |
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