Kings Clipstone | |
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Civil parish | |
Parish map | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Area | 4.89 sq mi (12.7 km2) |
Population | 312 (2021 census) |
• Density | 64/sq mi (25/km2) |
Created | 2011 |
OS grid reference | SK 60244 64799 |
• London | 120 mi (190 km) SE |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Settlements | Kings Clipstone, Gorsethorpe |
Post town | MANSFIELD |
Postcode district | NG21 |
Dialling code | 01623 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Website | www.kingsclipstone.co.uk |
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 the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 312.[1] The parish touches Clipstone village, Edwinstowe, Rufford and Warsop.[2] The parish was formerly part of the wider Clipstone parish, on 1 April 2011 it became a separate parish.[3] The area is within Sherwood Forest, well known for the Robin Hood legend.