Sherwood Grange

Sherwood Grange is a bus stop in Edwinstowe, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Sherwood Grange is situated near the forest New Lodge Plantation, as well as near King Edwin Primary and Nursery School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 dead English oak near Edwinstowe, in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. Thought to be between 800 and 1,200 years old, the tree was estimated to weigh 23 long tons and had a canopy of 92 feet at its peak. Major Oak is situated 1 mile northeast of Sherwood Grange.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Edwinstowe. The church was mentioned in Domesday Book in 1086, given by William II to Lincoln Cathedral. St Mary’s Church is situated 1 mile east of Sherwood Grange.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rufford and Budby.

Rufford

Hamlet

Rufford, in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, is the site of two villages whose inhabitants were evicted in the 12th century. Cistercian monasteries were established and the monks wished to ensure their isolation. Rufford is situated 2½ miles southeast of Sherwood Grange.

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. Budby is situated 2½ miles north of Sherwood Grange.

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 east of Sherwood Grange.

Sherwood Grange

Type: Bus stop
Category: transport
Location: Edwinstowe, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1921° or 53° 11′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.08516° or 1° 5′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C5W5WR7+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 502408648

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: New Lodge Plantation and King Edwin Primary and Nursery School.

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Places to explore: Sherwood Grange Care Centre and Villa Real Farm.

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