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Ashfield (/ˈæʃˌfiːld/) is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of Ashfield was 127,200 in 2018.[2] The district is mostly urban and forms part of both the Nottingham and Mansfield Urban Areas. There are three towns in the district; Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Hucknall. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of urban districts of Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield and parts of Basford Rural District, namely the parishes of Annesley, Felley and Selston.

"Ashfield, Nottinghamshire" redirects here. For the constituency, see Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency).

Ashfield District
District
Sutton-in-Ashfield, the largest settlement in the district
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyNottinghamshire
Admin. HQKirkby-in-Ashfield
Government
 • TypeAshfield District Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Leader:Jason Zadrozny (Ashfield Independents)
 • MPs:Lee Anderson
Mark Spencer
Area
 • Total42.3 sq mi (109.6 km2)
 • Rank208th
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total127,918
 • RankRanked 181st
 • Density3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code37UB (ONS)
E07000170 (GSS)
Ethnicity97.6% White
(96.0% White British)
1.0% Asian
0.5% Black
1.0% Mixed
0.1% Other [1]
Websitewww.ashfield.gov.uk
Hucknall, the second-largest settlement in the district and contiguous with nearby Nottingham
Hucknall, the second-largest settlement in the district and contiguous with nearby Nottingham
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, the third-largest settlement in the district and contiguous with nearby Sutton-in-Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, the third-largest settlement in the district and contiguous with nearby Sutton-in-Ashfield

The largest settlement is Sutton-in-Ashfield. Towns and villages in the district include the following:


Politics


For historical political control and leadership, see Ashfield District Council elections.

Elections to the district are held every 4 years, with currently 35 councillors being elected from 23 wards. Since 2018 the council has been led by Jason Zadrozny of the Ashfield Independents. At the 2019 elections the Ashfield Independents won 30 of the 35 seats on the council. The next elections are due in 2023.


Premises


The council is based at the Council Offices on Urban Road in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, completed in 1986 on a site behind the old headquarters (built 1933) of one of the council's predecessors, the Kirkby-in-Ashfield Urban District Council, with the old building now being known as Ada Lovelace House.[3][4] The new building was officially opened in October 1986 by Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.[5]


References


  1. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-ks201ew.xls [bare URL spreadsheet file]
  2. "District Profile generated on 07/09/2020". Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. "Town centre landmark renovated to boost Kirkby's economy". Ashfield Chad. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. "Ashfield District Council". Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. "Royal visitor for Ashfield". Mansfield and Sutton Recorder. 30 October 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 20 August 2022.



На других языках

[de] Ashfield District

Ashfield ist ein District in der Grafschaft Nottinghamshire in England. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Weitere bedeutende Orte sind Annesley, Hucknall, Huthwaite und Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- [en] Ashfield District

[ru] Эшфилд

Эшфилд (англ. Ashfield) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) в церемониальном графстве Ноттингемшир в Англии. Административный центр — город Киркби-ин-Эшфилд.


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