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Ranskill

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Also known as Ranskill, Nottinghamshire

Ranskill is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with its nearest town being Retford approximately south. The Ranskill parish according to the 2001 census has 2,226 residents, falling to 1,362 at the 2011 census, and improving to 1,435 at the 2021 census. There is also a Bassetlaw ward called Ranskill. This ward had a population of 2,417 at the 2011 census.

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Place details

Locality
Bassetlaw
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,362
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Ranskill
UK place.population
1,435
UK place.population_ref
(2021)
UK place.shire_district
Bassetlaw
UK place.shire_county
Nottinghamshire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
Bassetlaw
UK place.post_town
RETFORD
UK place.postcode_district
DN22
UK place.postcode_area
DN
UK place.dial_code
01777
UK place.os_grid_reference
SK 655875
UK place.static_image_name
St Barnabas's Church, Ranskill - geograph.org.uk - 7331927.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Church of St Barnabas
UK place.type
Village and civil parish
UK place.static_image_2_caption
Parish map
UK place.mapframe
yes

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Wikidata facts

Population
1362
Image
Church of St Barnabas, Ranskill (geograph 4258406).jpg
Dialing code
01777
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Commons category
Ranskill
postal code
DN22
OS grid reference
SK655875
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Ranskill is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with its nearest town being Retford approximately south. The Ranskill parish according to the 2001 census has 2,226 residents, falling to 1,362 at the 2011 census, and improving to 1,435 at the 2021 census. There is also a Bassetlaw ward called Ranskill. This ward had a population of 2,417 at the 2011 census.

Ranskill dates back to the Danish invasions of the 9th century where the name 'Ravenskelf' meant 'shelving knoll/ridge of the raven'.

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