Mansfield Woodhouse
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Mansfield Woodhouse is a settlement in the Mansfield district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is about 1.2 miles (2 km) north of Mansfield, along the main A60 road in a wide, low valley between the Rivers Maun and Meden.[1] Founded before the Roman Empire, it is noteworthy for its stone-built centre.
Mansfield Woodhouse | |
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High Street, Mansfield Woodhouse | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
OS grid reference | SK540632 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Mansfield |
Postcode district | NG19 |
Dialling code | 01623 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Originally separate with its own urban district council, after continuous development it has become a large part of the Mansfield Urban Area. After the Local Government Act 1972, Mansfield Woodhouse and Warsop Urban District Councils merged with the Municipal Borough of Mansfield on 1 April 1974, to form a new local government area known as Mansfield. Mansfield Woodhouse's economy was traditionally based on the quarrying, mining, farming and textile industries.