Budby

Budby
Nottinghamshire
Penfold-type post box in Budby
Location
Grid reference:	SK617700
Location:	53°13’26"N, 1°4’30"W
Data
Post town:	Newark
Postcode:	NG22
Local Government
Council:	Newark and Sherwood
Parliamentary constituency:	Sherwood

Budby is a small hamlet in Nottinghamshire, about two miles north of Edwinstowe. Nearby is Thoresby Hall, the former home of the Earl Manvers.

The hamlet itself is by the A616 road and the River Meden.

History

Budby dates from at least 1662 when the area was part of Sherwood Forest then a Royal Forest, though most of the forest has since been cleared for agriculture. It consists of two farms and 13 cottages built for farm workers some of which are still used by employees of the various farms in the area.

Budby has a mid-Victorian Penfold-type post box.

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