Edwinstowe
Sign in to saveEdwinstowe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries. It is associated with the legends of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, and to a lesser extent Edwin of Northumbria, from where the village gets its name. The parish population at the 2021 census was 5,320.
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Place details
- Locality
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Edwinstowe
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK 6266
- UK place.population
- 5,320
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.shire_county
- Nottinghamshire
- UK place.shire_district
- Newark and Sherwood
- UK place.map_type
- Nottinghamshire
- UK place.post_town
- Mansfield
- UK place.postcode_district
- NG21
- UK place.postcode_area
- NG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01623
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Newark and Sherwood
- Population
- +4959
- Image
- St.Mary's church, Edwinstowe - geograph.org.uk - 237723.jpg
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- Etymology
- History
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- Former Industry
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- Notable people
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Edwinstowe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries. It is associated with the legends of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, and to a lesser extent Edwin of Northumbria, from where the village gets its name. The parish population at the 2021 census was 5,320.
==Etymology== The etymology of the village name, "Edwin's resting place". Edwin of Northumbria, King and Saint, was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase against his rival King Penda of Mercia. His body was buried in the forest, by the time his friends came to collect him to take him to be buried in York in 633AD, a small wooden chapel had been erected. This chapel became St Mary’s Church which exists today.