Thoresby

Places of Interest

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. Sherwood Forest is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thoresby.

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. Major Oak is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thoresby.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park

Church

Photo: Ozzieuk, CC BY 3.0.

St Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Nottinghamshire, England. Church of St Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park is situated 2½ miles north of Thoresby.

Places in the Area

Budby

Hamlet

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Budby is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Perlethorpe cum Budby, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.

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. Ollerton is situated 2½ miles south of Thoresby.

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