Edwinstowe
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sherwood Forest and Major Oak.
Sherwood Forest
Nature reserve
Photo: Javier Carro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood.
Major Oak
Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The Major Oak is a large English oak near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his Merry Men slept.
Rufford Abbey
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rufford Abbey is a country estate in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, two miles south of Ollerton. Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ollerton and Market Warsop.
Ollerton
Town
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ollerton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in the area known as the Dukeries.
Market Warsop
Town
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Market Warsop is a town within the civil parish of Warsop in Mansfield District, Nottinghamshire, England, on the outskirts of the remnants of Sherwood Forest. Market Warsop is situated 3½ miles west of Edwinstowe.
Edwinstowe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1907° or 53° 11′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.0702° or 1° 4′ 13″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
9C5W5WRH+7WGeoNames ID
7299467
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