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Ollerton sits on the edge of Sherwood Forest, about thirteen miles north of Newark, where the A614 and A616 meet. It’s essentially two places in one: the old village, which clusters around the River Maun with its red-brick cottages and a watermill that dates back to the 1700s, and New Ollerton, which grew up around the colliery during the 1920s. While the pit closed in the 1990s, the town has since reshaped itself as a practical hub for this part of north Nottinghamshire. It’s a useful base because you can be in Mansfield or Worksop in twenty minutes, yet you’ve got direct access to the forest trails at Sherwood Pines and Rufford Abbey Country Park right on the doorstep. For daily life, there is a decent spread of independent shops and supermarkets near the centre, and the primary and secondary schools serve a wide catchment of the surrounding rural hamlets. It’s a grounded, unpretentious spot that serves as a gateway between the county's industrial heritage and its ancient woodland.