The Shires

The Shires is a building in Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, England, which is located on The Oval. The Shires is situated near the church Community of Christ Sutton In Ashfield, as well as near The Oval Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Mary Magdalene and Quarrydale Academy.

Church of St Mary Magdalene

Church

Photo: Ann Ballinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sutton-in-Ashfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest. Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 2,100 feet south of The Shires.

Quarrydale Academy

School

Quarrydale Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the ex-mining and textile community of Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. In March 2017, Ofsted judged this to be a ‘good’ school on their 4-point scale… Quarrydale Academy is situated 2,500 feet northeast of The Shires.

All Saints’ Church, Stanton Hill

Church

Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.

All Saints' Church, Stanton Hill is a parish church in the Church of England in Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire. The church is not a listed building, however, Stanton Hill War Memorial, in front of the Church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is of special architectural or historic interest. All Saints’ Church, Stanton Hill is situated 4,100 feet north of The Shires.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutton-in-Ashfield and Stanton Hill.

Sutton-in-Ashfield

Town

Photo: Ann Ballinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 36,404 in 2021. It is the largest town in the district of Ashfield, 4 miles west of Mansfield, 2 miles from the Derbyshire boundary and 12 miles north of Nottingham.

Stanton Hill

Village

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanton Hill is a village in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England. Stanton Hill lies north of Sutton-in-Ashfield, close to the boundary with Derbyshire.

Eastfield Side

Neighborhood

Eastfield Side, also commonly known as Sutton Forest Side, is in Nottinghamshire, England. Eastfield Side is a residential and former industrial area of the Nottinghamshire town, Sutton-in-Ashfield.

The Shires

Type: Building
Address: The Oval, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2FR
Location: Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.13112° or 53° 7′ 52″ north

Longitude

-1.27274° or 1° 16′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C5W4PJG+CW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 317986796

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Highlights: Community of Christ Sutton In Ashfield and The Oval Post Office.

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