Out of these 11 fascinating Mansfield facts – how many did you already know?
9. Alvin Stardust
Alvin Stardust pictured outside Mansfield Palace Theatre, 1984. Bernard William Jewry, known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English rock singer and stage actor. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a successful career in the pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singles in 1961–62. The star had moved to Mansfield as a child, where his mother ran a boarding house frequented by musicians and entertainers appearing locally. He was honoured with a statue at Mansfield Palace Theatre in 2022. Stardust is one of Mansfield's most famous faces. Photo: Mansfield Chad
10. Quaker roots
Mansfield is considered the birthplace of the Quaker religion. The Quaker founder, George Fox, is said to have had a revelation while walking past St Peter and St Paul's Church in Mansfield during the English Civil War. This led him to start forming his ideas about God and preaching to others. The religion is followed around the world. The site of Mansfield’s new bus station is located on the site of where the Old Quaker Meeting House and burial ground once stood. Photo: Anne Shelley
11. Sisters of Mansfield
Mansfield, England has several sister cities, including: Heiligenhaus, Germany, Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States, Mansfield, Ohio, United States, Reutov, Russia, and Stryi, Ukraine. The Sister Cities Association of Mansfield works to connect the many places with "Mansfield" in the name around the world. Citizens from these places have visited each other, and citizens of nearly all the Mansfield places have visited or been visited by citizens of other Mansfield locations. Photo: Google