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Retford ( / ˈrɛtfərd / ), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal. Retford is located 26 miles (42 km) east of Sheffield, 23 miles (37 km) west of Lincoln and 31 miles (50 km) north-east of Nottingham.
Retford railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the town of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. It is 138 miles 49 chains (223.1 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated between Newark North Gate and Doncaster on the main line. It has four platforms, two of which serve the main line and the other two, located at ...
Retford Town Hall. / 53.3223; -0.9432. Retford Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Retford Borough Council, is a grade II listed building. [1] It is still used for meetings of Bassetlaw District Council .
History. The club was formed in 2015. [1] They joined the Central Midlands League and entered the FA Vase for the first time a year later. [2] Retford FC were crowned champions of the Central Midlands North Division 2018/19 season [3] 2019/20 season will see them play in the Northern Counties East League Division One. [2]
The Bassetlaw Museum was created in 1983 and has a number of collections donated by people in the local area. The collections include local history, archaeology, decorative and fine art, agriculture, costume and textiles. The museum is situated in the 18th century Grade II* listed Amcott House on Grove Street, Retford where it moved in 1986. [1]
*Gilbert Hordern (1718-1774) m. Beatrice née Devy. Anthony Hordern, Snr. (1788 – 9 June 1869) m. Ann née Woodhead (c. 1791 – 18 January 1871) in 1817, migrated to Sydney in 1823, moved to Melbourne in 1839. . John (1819 – 27 March 1864) m. Rebecca née Carr (c. 1827 – 15 July 1875) on 5 July 1845. They lived in Charlotte Place, Sydney then "Kingston", Newtown. He is also mentioned as ...
William Charles Retford (1875–1970) and William R. Retford (1899–1960) were English musical instrument bow-makers, working for the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons. Retford is recognized as developing the Hill bow, along with Alfred Hill . William C. Retford was a perfectionist who became known as the best bow craftsman of his time.
East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished. Although East Retford was technically a parliamentary borough for the whole of its existence, in 1830 its ...