Historic landfill sites in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
The Environment Agency records 14 historic landfill sites in and around Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. covering roughly 33 hectares in total. The largest is Sutton Quarry/Midland Land at 7.17 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Kirkby-in-Ashfield (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Quarry/Midland Land | 7.17 ha | — | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Portland Fields | 5.56 ha | 1974 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Low Moor Road | 5.34 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Low Moor Road | 3.26 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdInert |
| Lindeys Lane, West and rear of Studfold Farm | 2.14 ha | 1988 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Land at Junction of Diamond Avenue | 2.05 ha | 1983 | Inert |
| Midland Land Reclamation | 1.73 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Lindleys Lane | 1.2 ha | 1978 | IndustrialInert |
| Shenton Lodge | 1.12 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Vernon Farm | 0.95 ha | 1994 | Inert |
| Alfreton Skip Hire | 0.78 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Fulwood Disused Railway Cutting/Refuse Tip, West of Lindleys Lane | 0.71 ha | 1988 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Hoppinghall Farm | 0.48 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Factory Road | 0.03 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Kirkby-in-Ashfield?
- 14 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Kirkby-in-Ashfield town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Kirkby-in-Ashfield?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.