There are two 'Southwell's in England: the Town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, and the village of Southwell in Dorset. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ...

• Southwell, Dorset - A small coastal village in Tophill on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, between the town of Easton and Portland Bill.
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  Map sources for Southwell at grid reference SK700539

Southwell is a small town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire. Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Map sources for Tophill at grid reference SY692723 Tophill is a gently sloping area of land on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. ... Chesil Beach from the hill above Fortuneswell, Portland Harbour is on the right. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Easton is the name of some places in the United States of America: Easton, California Easton, Connecticut Easton, Illinois Easton, Kansas Easton, Maine Easton, Maryland Easton, Massachusetts Easton, Minnesota Easton, Missouri Easton, New Hampshire Easton, New York Easton, Pennsylvania Easton, Texas Easton, Washington Easton, Adams County, Wisconsin Easton, Marathon County... Chesil Beach from the hill above Fortuneswell, Portland Harbour is on the right. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Southwell Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Southwell Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... This page is a list of Church of England Dioceses, along with their geographic location and the foundation dates of those founded in the modern era, i. ...

The town lies on the River Greet, approximately twelve kilometres northwest of Nottingham. In addition to the minster, there are a number of other historic buildings in the town. Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... A minster is a type of cathedral. ...

South-east of the town lies Southwell racecourse, served by its own train station (Rolleston).

As the site of a Church of England cathedral, the town is sometimes considered to be a city, and was treated as such in the 1911 Encyclopedia. However, its city status is not recognised by the government. The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclop dia Britannica (1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. ... Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ...

The town is something of an oddity for North Nottinghamshire, being visibly affluent, in contrast to its near neighbours of Newark and Mansfield. Whereas agriculture and coal respectively have seen the fortunes of the other two towns fluctuate over the years, Southwell has remained a well to do, upper middle class settlement, attracting landowners, lawyers, doctors and educationalists. The local secondary school Southwell Minster School is often mistaken for a private institution, but is in fact state funded. However, the school supplies the Minster choir, and there is a boarding section for choirboys in the town.

It was here that the well known Bramley cooking apple was first seeded. The apple is now used across the cookery world, and is renowned for its sweet taste. The local football club, Southwell City is even nicknamed "The Bramleys" in honour of the town's contribution to British cuisine, whilst on the site of the garden where that first apple came into being, a pleasant pub, The Bramley, now stands.

Controversy

The exact pronunciation of Southwell remains a subject of debate. One view, that used by the BBC and other broadcasters, is that it should be pronounced Suth-ell, while others believe that it should be pronounced South-well. Both pronunciations are acceptable, although as a guideline those from Southwell itself tend to use the 'South-well' pronunciation. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video signals (programs) to a number of recipients (listeners or viewers) that belong to a large group. ...