Sherwood Observatory
Sherwood Observatory is an amateur astronomical observatory in Nottinghamshire, England, owned and operated by Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society.- Type: Observatory
- Description: astronomical observatory in Nottinghamshire
- Address: Nottingham, NG17 5LF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sutton Parkway railway station and Field Mill.
Sutton Parkway railway station
Railway station
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Sutton Parkway railway station serves the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England. The station is about 1⁄2 mile south of the location of the former Sutton Junction station and 14 miles north of Nottingham on the Robin Hood Line. Sutton Parkway railway station is situated 1 mile west of Sherwood Observatory.
Field Mill
Stadium
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Field Mill, currently known as One Call Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football ground in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, and the home of Mansfield Town Football Club. Field Mill is situated 2 miles northeast of Sherwood Observatory.
Vision West Nottinghamshire College
College
Vision West Nottinghamshire College is the trading name of West Nottinghamshire College, a further education college having two main campuses in Mansfield, with smaller sites at nearby Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Vision West Nottinghamshire College is situated 1¼ miles east of Sherwood Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Eastfield Side.
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Town
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Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield District of Nottinghamshire, England. With a population of 21,285 in the 2021 census. The town is a part of the wider Mansfield Urban Area.
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. Eastfield Side is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sherwood Observatory.
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, four miles west of Mansfield, 2 miles from the Derbyshire border and 12 miles north of Nottingham. Sutton-in-Ashfield is situated 2 miles northwest of Sherwood Observatory.
Sherwood Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.11426° or 53° 6′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.22202° or 1° 13′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C5W4Q7H+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 513285521OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q7495551
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sherwood Observatory” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “شیرووڈ رصدگاہ”
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Highlights include Coxmoor Golf Club and Cauldwell Wood.
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