| Name | Ashfield District |
| Type | District municipality |
| Coordinates | 53.05°N 1.3°W |
| Located in | Nottinghamshire, England (1974 - ) |
| See also | Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England | urban district absorbed into the district in 1974 | | Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | urban district absorbed into the district in 1974 | | Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | urban district absorbed into the district in 1974 | | Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England | civil parish absorbed into the district in 1974 | | Felley, Nottinghamshire, England | civil parish absorbed into the district in 1974 | | Selston, Nottinghamshire, England | civil parish absorbed into the district in 1974 |
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Ashfield is a local government district in western Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of 111,387, which had increased to 119,497 by the 2011 census. The district is mostly urban and contains parts of both the "Nottingham Urban Area" and the "Mansfield Urban Area". The area has a tradition of coal mining. There are three towns in the district; the largest being Sutton in Ashfield.
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, and Sutton in Ashfield and a section of Basford Rural District namely the parishes of Annesley, Felley and Selston.
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