King John's Palace

Kings Clipstone is a settlement and civil parish, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish lies in the west of the county, and north west within the district. It is 122 miles north of London, 15 miles north of the city of Nottingham, and 5 miles north east of the market town of Mansfield. In 2011 the parish had a population of 318. The parish touches Clipstone village, Edwinstowe, Rufford and Warsop. The parish was formerly part of the wider Clipstone parish, on 1 April 2011 it became a separate parish. The area is within Sherwood Forest, well known for the Robin Hood legend.

Clipstone in north Nottinghamshire is a small ex-coal mining village built on the site of an old army base and close to the site of a medieval royal palace. The population of the civil parish was 3,469 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,665 at the 2011 census.

Clipstone Colliery was a coal mine in the village of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, part of the area known as The Dukeries. The colliery opened in 1922 and operated until 2003. It was built by the Bolsover Colliery Company, transferred to the National Coal Board in 1947, then operated by RJB Mining from 1994. The headstocks and powerhouse are grade II listed buildings so have been preserved.

The Sherwood Forest Railway (SFR) is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge light railway running through the old site of the Sherwood Forest Farm Park in Nottinghamshire, England. The railway acquired its first two steam locomotives in 1998, began construction of permanent way in 1999, and opened to passengers in 2000. The railway runs along the 'flood dykes' of the early nineteenth-century irrigation system built by the Duke of Portland. The railway is still operated by its original two steam locomotives, 'Smokey Joe' and 'Pet'. The line has a light electric locomotive named 'Anne' used principally on works trains, and a light track inspection/works rail truck, 'Lottie Lister'. Also on site is the diesel locomotive, 'Pioneer', built in the 1940s, bought from Brocklands Adventure Park and is currently undergoing restoration and only in use on special events. Also a diesel-hydraulic locomotive has been acquired to help out. A further steam locomotive, working name 'Doodlebug', is currently under construction away from the line. The rolling stock consists of four works trucks and twelve passenger coaches, one from the Exmoor railway, three former Longleat Railway coaches coming from various sites, and a three-car enclosed articulated set, rebuilt on site from the remains of three minirail coaches and five semi-enclosed former Bush Mill Railway coaches from Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway. On site is the remains of the last former Longleat Railway coaches, being donated from the Lappa Valley Steam Railway. Facilities available alongside the railway include picnic areas, an adventure playground, a dedicated under-fives play area and refreshments.

Rufford Comprehensive School (later just The Rufford School) was a secondary school in the village of Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire, England which opened its doors in September 1976 and closed in 2003.

Clipstone Colliery Sidings railway station was a station in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire.While primarily a goods station, there was an unadvertised halt used by workmen. It was on the former Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway line and is listed in Butt as Clipstone Colliery Sidings.A large concentration of sidings around Kings Clipstone and the worker's halt at New Clipstone village both served the Clipstone, Mansfield, Thoresby, Ollerton, Welbeck and Rainworth collieries for several decades.Clipstone Sidings signalbox was existent on 21 October 1950 and was near Clipstone West Junction, heading towards Welbeck Junction.Clipstone East signalbox was existent in the 1960s on the 'main-line' between Welbeck Junction and Thoresby Junction.The Midland Loaded Sidings of Clipstone Colliery were still in regular use on 23 June 1972 Both Clipstone West junction and Clipstone colliery Junction and closed on 14 July 1986.The pit closed in April 2003.Clipstone Sidings signalbox, Clipstone West Junction and Welbeck Junction no longer exist

Thynghowe was an important Viking Era open-air assembly place or thing, located at Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. It was lost to history until its rediscovery in 2005 by the husband and wife team of Stuart Reddish and Lynda Mallett, local history enthusiasts.The assembly mound is at Hanger Hill, close to a parish boundary stone. As a result of continued research, Thynghowe is now included on the English Historic England Archive.

Edwinstowe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest. It is associated with the legends of Robin Hood and Maid Marian and known for the proximity of the former Thoresby Colliery. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 5,188. A 2019 estimate put it at 5,261.

Edwinstowe railway station is a former railway station in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, England.

Clipstone Football Club is a football club based in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at the Lido Ground.

St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Edwinstowe. The Boundary Wall, Gate, Steps And Overthrow At Church Of St Mary are also Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Sherwood Forest is the remnants of an ancient royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, having an historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period (as attested by pollen sampling cores). Today Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve encompasses 424.75 hectares (1,049.6 acres), surrounding the village of Edwinstowe and the site of Thoresby Hall. Its name is derived from its status as the shire (or sher) wood of Nottinghamshire, which extended into several neighbouring counties (shires), bordered to the west by the River Erewash and the Forest of East Derbyshire. When the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086 the forest covered perhaps a quarter of Nottinghamshire (approximately 19,000 acres or 7,800 hectares) in woodland and heath subject to the forest laws. The forest gives its name to the Parliamentary constituency of Sherwood. Mansfield anciently became the pre-eminent in importance among the towns of the Forest.