Ravenshead

53°05′04″N 1°10′12″W / 53.08454°N 1.17004°W / 53.08454; -1.17004

Ravenshead
Village and civil parish
The Hutt, Ravenshead
Map
Parish map
Ravenshead is located in Nottinghamshire
Ravenshead
Ravenshead
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area5.51 sq mi (14.3 km2)
Population5,891 (2021 Census)
• Density1,069/sq mi (413/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 560546
• London115 mi (185 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG15
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitehttps://www.ravensheadpc.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°05′04″N 1°10′12″W / 53.08454°N 1.17004°W / 53.08454; -1.17004
Newstead Abbey
Chestnut Avenue, Ravenshead
For the area in St Helens, see Ravenhead.

Ravenshead is a large village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England.[1] It borders Papplewick, Newstead Abbey and Blidworth, and is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys area. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,636, reducing marginally to 5,629 at the 2011 census,[2] but increasing to 5,891 at the 2021 census.[3]

The area was previously known as Fishpool.

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 270: Sherwood Forest: (1:25 000):ISBN 0 319 24040 1
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Ravenshead parish (E04007873)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 February 2024.