Edwinstowe

Sherwood Forest in 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.
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  • Type: Village with 5,190 residents
  • Description: village in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Also known as: “Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sherwood Forest and Major Oak.

Nature reserve
Photo: Javier Carro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
in is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England.

Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The is a large dead English oak near…

Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a parish church in the in Edwinstowe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ollerton and Rufford.

Town
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now…

Hamlet
, in the Newark and Sherwood district…

Hamlet
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the… is situated 2 miles north of Edwinstowe.

Edwinstowe

Latitude
53.1951° or 53° 11′ 42″ north
Longitude
-1.0646° or 1° 3′ 53″ west
Population
5,190
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB EDW
Open location code
9C5W5WWP+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4337256630
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2650200
Wiki­data ID
Q994882
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Edwinstowe” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Edwinstowe”
  • Bavarian: “Edwinstowe”
  • Bengali: “এডুইন্সট”
  • Catalan: “Edwinstowe”
  • Cebuano: “Edwinstowe”
  • Chinese: “艾德温斯陶”
  • Chinese: “艾德溫斯陶”
  • Dutch: “Edwinstowe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ادوينستوى”
  • Esperanto: “Edvinsto”
  • French: “Edwinstowe”
  • German: “Edwinstowe”
  • Gujarati: “એડવિનસ્ટોવ”
  • Irish: “Edwinstowe”
  • Japanese: “エドウィンストウ”
  • Kannada: “ಎಡ್ವಿನ್ಸ್ಟೊವ್”
  • Korean: “에드윈스토우”
  • Ladin: “Edwinstowe”
  • Lithuanian: “Edvinstou”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Edwinstowe”
  • Persian: “ادوینزتو”
  • Polish: “Edwinstowe”
  • Portuguese: “Edwinstowe”
  • Russian: “Эдвинстоув”
  • Spanish: “Edwinstowe”
  • Swedish: “Edwinstowe”
  • Tamil: “எட்வின்ஸ்டோவெ”
  • Telugu: “ఎడ్విన్స్టోవ్”
  • Urdu: “ایڈونسٹو”
  • Welsh: “Edwinstowe”

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