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Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield (Nottinghamshire)
Sutton-in-Ashfield

Sutton-in-Ashfield shown within Nottinghamshire
Population41,951
OS grid referenceSK490587
DistrictAshfield
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
Constituent countryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSutton-in-Ashfield
Postcode districtNG17
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
European ParliamentEast Midlands
UK ParliamentAshfield
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 53°07′24″N 1°16′01″W / 53.1233, -1.2669

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Tourist attractions

The main tourist attraction in Sutton-in-Ashfield, is the largest sundial in Europe. A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. It is located in the middle of Portland Square, adjacent to the Idlewells Shopping Centre and Sutton Centre Community College. Sutton Centre Community College is a coeducational 11-18 secondary school located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

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.

A further local attraction stands on the former site of Silverhill Colliery close to the scenic village of Teversal on the North West edge of Ashfield. The area has been transformed from the colliery to a woodland, which features several walks for all abilities and also features the highest point in Nottinghamshire. At the highest point stands a monument to all the miners whom have worked in the areas coalfields.

History

The area was first settled in Saxon times and the Saxon suffix "ton" means "an enclosure or fenced in clearing". The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. The town appears in the Domesday Book as "Sutone". The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey 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. An Oxgang ( Danish: oxgang, Swedish: oxgång, Scottish Gaelic: Damh-imir, Medieval Latin: bovata)

Transport links

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. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where

Schools

Sutton-in-Ashfield open air market (Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays)
Sutton-in-Ashfield open air market (Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays)

External links

The Sutton-in-Ashfield sundial
The Sutton-in-Ashfield sundial
Sutton Centre Community College is a coeducational 11-18 secondary school located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
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