Cemeteries · East Midlands
Mansfield Cemetery
Mansfield Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Mansfield · 2.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Mansfield Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.1243°, -1.1938°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mansfield 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, after 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. In ancient times, it became the pre-eminent in importance amongst the towns of Sherwood Forest.
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Background
Description
Coal mining was the main industry for most of the 20th century; although Mansfield itself does not now show signs of coal mining, a few areas near the town still do. A violent episode in the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) occurred in Mansfield on May Day in 1984. Mansfield later hosted a breakaway union, the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, which recruited many who had opposed the 1984–1985 strike. The Coal Authority is based in Mansfield, and the larger than lifesize statue Tribute to the British Miner by Nikolaos Kotziamanis was erected in 2003 to honour the town's mining heritage. As demand for coal fell, Mansfield's pits wound down and miners had to find other work. The headstocks close…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1243, -1.1938
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Mansfield
- Parish
- Mansfield, unparished area
- Postcode
- NG18 4SN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mansfield
- Nearest railway station
- Mansfield — 2 km
Sources
- osm: w43524882 (ODbL)
- commons: Mansfield Cemetery - geograph.org.uk - 4028708.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Mansfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mansfield Cemetery?
- Mansfield Cemetery is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.1243°, -1.1938°. The nearest railway station is Mansfield, around 2 km away.
- Is Mansfield Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Mansfield Cemetery is free.