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| Retford/East Retford | |
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From the top: Retford Town Hall, Trinity Hospital, The Sebastopol Cannon and St Swithun's Church | |
  Retford/East Retford Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 24,000 |
| OS grid reference | SK 70393 81201 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | RETFORD |
| Postcode district | DN22 |
| Dialling code | 01777 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Retford (/ˈrɛtfərd/), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal. Retford is located 26 miles (42 km) east of Sheffield, 23 miles (37 km) west of Lincoln and 31 miles (50 km) north-east of Nottingham. The population at the 2021 census was 23,740. It is near North Wheatley.[1] The town is bypassed by the A1 road.
The borough of East Retford was enlarged in 1878 to include Ordsall, West Retford and part of the parish of Clarborough. The East Retford constituency was a noted example of a rotten borough, being effectively controlled by local landowners the Dukes of Newcastle until reformed in the early nineteenth century.[2] Retford and the surrounding area was also a centre of Nonconformism.
- ^ "Town population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Tate, W.E (October 1942). "Members of Parliament and the Proceedings Upon Enclosure Bills". The Economic History Review. A12 (1–2): 68–75. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1942.tb01602.x.