Ashfield Stories

Discover the captivating stories of Ashfield's past, from the region's colliery history to its world-famous authors. Ashfield offers a fantastic heritage journey through its manufacturing industry, its sporting legends, and important figures that changed the course of the country's history. Learn about these stories and how they shaped Ashfield into the place it is today.

Ada Lovelace

The first computer programmer

Ada Lovelace

Annesley Parkland

The development of Annesley Parkland

Annesley Parkland

Coal mining history

How collieries shaped the identity of Ashfield

Coal mining history

Elizabeth Hooton

The world's first female Quaker minister

Elizabeth Hooton

Enid Bakewell

One of the greatest female cricket players

Enid Bakewell

D.H. Lawrence

The literary genius inspired by Nottinghamshire's landscapes

D.H. Lawrence

Kings Mill Reservoir at Mill Waters

How Ashfield houses the largest geothermal lake loop in Europe

Kings Mill Reservoir at Mill Waters

Historic railways

How industry brought rail stations to Ashfield

Historic railways

Historic Sutton Lawn photo gallery

Sutton Lawn at Mill Waters through the years

Historic Sutton Lawn photo gallery

Hucknall Aerodrome

The story of the Flying Bedstead aircraft

Hucknall Aerodrome

Lord Byron

The story of Romantic poet Lord Byron

Lord Byron

Larwood and Voce

The fast bowlers of English cricket

Larwood and Voce

The Ashfield Story

We're raising our sights, looking to the stars

The Ashfield Story

Suffragette campaign

The suffragettes in Sutton

Suffragette campaign

The History of Lindley's Mill in Sutton

Lindley's Mill in Sutton

The History of Lindley's Mill in Sutton

The History of Mill Waters

The manufacturing history of Mill Waters

The History of Mill Waters

Wildlife at Mill Waters

Wildlife and nature conservation at Mill Waters

Wildlife at Mill Waters

Discover Ashfield celebrates all that is best about living, visiting, learning, working, and doing business in Ashfield.

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