Farnsfield
Farnsfield is a large village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire in Sherwood Forest.
Farnsfield is a large village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire in Sherwood Forest. It is in the local government district of Newark and Sherwood. The population of the civil parish as at the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 2,681, increasing in the 2011 census to 2,731, and 3,216 at the 2021 census.
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Worth seeing in and around Farnsfield
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01St Michael the Archangel's Church, Halam
St Michael the Archangel's Church, Halam is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Halam, Nottinghamshire.
3.6 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02St Swithun's Church, Kirklington
St Swithin's Church, Kirklington, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, England.
3.4 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03St Giles' Church, Edingley
St Giles' Church, Edingley is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Edingley.
2.1 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St Michael's Church, Farnsfield
St Michael's Church, Farnsfield is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Farnsfield.
100 m · grade II listed church in Farnsfield, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05All Saints' Church
All Saints', Granby is a Church of England parish church in Granby, Nottinghamshire, England. The building is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for outstanding architectural or historic interest.
3.7 km · parish church in the Church of England in Granby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Farnsfield
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 36 km · Birmingham (BHX), 87 km · Manchester (MAN), 87 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Farnsfield90 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · £10–13
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Farnsfield90 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £11–15
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Farnsfield84 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · £9–12
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No local-transport research exists yet for Farnsfield
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Farnsfield. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMotorists have two choices to enter England from outside Great Britain, by various car ferry routes, or the Channel Tunnel.
- Get inThere are only limited car ferry services connecting Ireland directly with England.
- Get inAlternatively it is possible to take a ferry from Ireland to Wales or Scotland and then continue the journey by road to England.
- Go nextWales — to the west of England, with its own language and culture Scotland — pristine nature and highlands to the north Isle of Man — picturesque island nation perfect for outdoor pursuits Ireland and Northern Ireland — fascinating history and cultures a short ferry ride away France, Belgium, and the Netherlands — all accessible by direct high-speed rail from London
From Wikivoyage: England, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Farnsfield
Farnsfield is 18 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Edingleyvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK2.8 km
- Halamvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, UK3.9 km
- Bilsthorpevillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK3.4 km
- Kirklingtonvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, UK3.5 km
- Bilsthorpe Moorhamlet in Nottinghamshire, England3.1 km