Historic landfill sites in Retford, Nottinghamshire
The Environment Agency records 13 historic landfill sites in and around Retford, Nottinghamshire. covering roughly 243 hectares in total. The largest is Sutton-Cum-Lound at 198.89 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to liquid/sludge waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Retford (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton-Cum-Lound | 198.89 ha | 1993 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrialInert |
| Gamston Wood | 11.51 ha | — | Household |
| Bellmoor Quarry | 8.17 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Bellmoor Quarry | 6.78 ha | 1990 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Elkesley Pumping Station | 5.46 ha | 1982 | Inert |
| Bridon Wire Ropes | 2.6 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Refuse Tip off Walesbury Lane | 2.47 ha | — | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Northumbria Drive | 2.25 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Bellmoor | 1.68 ha | 1990 | Liquid / sludgeHouseholdCommercial |
| Land Adjacent to the Chesterfield Canal | 1.08 ha | — | Industrial |
| Refuse Tip off Quakefield Lane | 0.97 ha | — | HouseholdCommercial |
| Ollerton Road | 0.64 ha | — | Inert |
| Retford Gas Holder Station | 0.52 ha | 1985 | Inert |
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 Retford?
- 13 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Retford 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 Retford?
- 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.