In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mansfield like this:
Mansfield, market town and par., Notts, on river Maun, 16 miles N. of Nottingham and 137 miles NW. of London by rail, 7252 ac., pop. 13,653; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Thursday, From coins and other relics found here, Mansfield is supposed to have been a Roman station. It is surrounded by the vestiges of Sherwood Forest. Silk and cotton mills, iron foundries, engine works, brick and tile works, and breweries, &c., give employment to the inhabitants. The cattle markets and corn markets are important.
Mansfield through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Mansfield has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Mansfield. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Mansfield and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/215
Date accessed: 22nd May 2013
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Mansfield".
