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The History of Mansfield - An overview. Mansfield is an ancient Nottinghamshire market town, which, by mid-Victorian times, became the county’s second largest township. Archaeological finds indicate that settlements have been here since Neolithic times, while numerous finds, including the remains of a villa, show that there was a Roman ...
With Mansfield being relatively central to Sherwood Forest it became a medieval lodging place for royalty. As early as 1130 a Pipe Roll indicates that the King had a Chamber at Mansfield. Both King John and Edward II stayed at their palace in Kings Clipstone, on the outskirts of Mansfield. Above the town, on Berry Hill, is a site known as ...
Sep 3, 2020 · A grand building that has stood for 250 years of Mansfield's recent history, the former Moot Hall dates back to 1752. A grade II listed building, the building was paid for by Lady Oxford of ...
Apr 5, 2020 · Old Dial’s Yard was built from an old public house in 1841, the White Hart Inn was founded in ’73, and the population passed 8k. The fifteen-arch railway viaduct, the jewel of the town, was completed in 1875 and a cattle market was added two years later. In 1891 the population was 15,925 people.
Oct 11, 2008 · Excellent quality is the water obtained from both places, and the town is fortunate to possess such an abundant and pure supply. In 1870 an Act was obtained by a private company for supplying Mansfield with water, and this authority continued to own the undertaking until the year 1889, when the Improvement Commissioners bought it for £29,850.
Jun 30, 2020 · The story behind the tribal meeting point that is believed to have given Mansfield its name In the Domesday Book of 1086 Mansfield appears as ‘Mamesfeld’ nottinghampost
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The D. J. Bradbury maps, produced retrospectively, show the town centre in great detail primarily derived from the 1824 survey of the town and the Tudor era produced from court rolls. The 1835 Sanderson map revolves around Mansfield, showing substantial detail at a scale of approximately two inch to the mile, while the 1774 Chapman map of Nottinghamshire indicates the size and layout of the town.
