ashfield

This article is about the district in England, for the area in Sydney, Australia, see Ashfield, New South Wales.

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Ashfield District
olspan=2 align=center\| Shown within Nottinghamshire
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Geography
idth="45%"\|Status:	District
a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region:	East Midlands
dmin. County:	Nottinghamshire
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area: - Total	Ranked 236th 109.56 km²
dmin. HQ:	Kirkby-in-Ashfield
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code:	37UB
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 174th 114,223 1,043 / km²
thnicity:	98.9% White
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Politics
olspan=2 align=center\|Ashfield District Council http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/
a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
xecutive:	Labour
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs:	Geoff Hoon, Paddy Tipping

Ashfield is a local government district in western Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of 111,387. The borough is mostly urban, with a tradition of coal mining. There are three towns in the district; the largest being Sutton-in-Ashfield. Settlements in the district include:

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of urban districts of Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and Sutton-in-Ashfield and part of Basford Rural District.

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