The Water Tower

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Rufford Abbey

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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. Rufford Abbey is situated 340 feet north of The Water Tower.

Center Parcs Sherwood Forest

Resort

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Center Parcs UK and Ireland is a short-break holiday company that operates six holiday villages in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with each covering about 400 acres of woodland. Center Parcs Sherwood Forest is situated 1¼ miles southwest of The Water Tower.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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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 2 miles northwest of The Water Tower.

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Ollerton

Town

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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 1½ miles north of The Water Tower.

Wellow

Village

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Wellow is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 444, increasing to 470 at the 2011 census, but falling slightly to 463 at the 2021 census. Wellow is situated 2 miles northeast of The Water Tower.

Edwinstowe

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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.

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