Museums · East Midlands
Bassetlaw District
In or near Scrooby.
Bassetlaw is a local government district in north Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Worksop; the other towns in the district are Retford, Tuxford and Harworth Bircotes. The
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Retford · 9.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bassetlaw District, the nearest railway station is Retford, located 9.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DN10 5HN. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Bassetlaw is a local government district in north Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Worksop; the other towns in the district are Retford, Tuxford and Harworth Bircotes. The district also contains numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Bassetlaw is bounded to the south by the Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield districts, to the south-west by the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, to the north-west by the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham and the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, to the north by North Lincolnshire, and to the east by West Lindsey. Bassetlaw has been a non-constituent member of the East Midlands Combined County Authority since its estalishment in 2024.. Simultaneously, the district maintains an indirect relationship as a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Authority.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
{{ubl|From left to right:|Top: The Dunham Bridge in Dunham on Trent connecting Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire and also a toll bridge |Middle 1st: All Saints Church Harworth and Tuxford Windmill |Middle 2nd: Blyth and Worksop Priory church |Lower: Retford Town Hall}}
From the Wikipedia article
Bassetlaw is a local government district in north Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Worksop; the other towns in the district are Retford, Tuxford and Harworth Bircotes. The district also contains numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Bassetlaw is bounded to the south by the Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield districts, to the south-west by the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, to the north-west by the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham and the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, to the north by North Lincolnshire, and to the east by West Lindsey. Bassetlaw has been a non-constituent member of the East Midlands Combined County Authority since its estalishment in 2024.. Simultaneously, the district maintains an indirect relationship as a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Authority.
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Background
History
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole of two former districts and most of another two, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named Bassetlaw after the medieval Bassetlaw Wapentake, which had covered a similar area. The council's logo now says "Bassetlaw District Council – North Nottinghamshire".
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4000, -0.9500
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Parish
- Mattersey
- Postcode
- DN10 5HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Nearest railway station
- Retford — 9.6 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Bassetlaw District (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Wiseton Road
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bassetlaw District?
- Bassetlaw District is in Nottinghamshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DN10 5HN), in the parish of Mattersey.
- What is Bassetlaw District?
- Bassetlaw is a local government district in north Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Worksop; the other towns in the district are Retford, Tuxford and Harworth Bircotes. The
- How do I get to Bassetlaw District?
- The nearest railway station is Retford, about 9.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DN10 5HN.
- How do I get to Bassetlaw District?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DN10 5HN. It sits within the Bassetlaw parliamentary constituency.