Halam, Nottinghamshire

Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Village and civil parish in England
  • Newark and Sherwood
Shire county
  • Nottinghamshire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNEWARKPostcode districtNG22Dialling code01636PoliceNottinghamshireFireNottinghamshireAmbulanceEast Midlands UK Parliament
  • Sherwood
Websitewww.hugofox.com/community/halam-nottinghamshire-10418/home
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53°04′59″N 0°59′17″W / 53.083°N 0.988°W / 53.083; -0.988

Halam is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 372 in 2001, increasing to 426 at the 2011 census,[1] and was 387 at the 2021 census.[2] It is located to the west of Southwell.[3]

The parish church, which was built in the 11th–12th centuries, is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel.[4] At the north end of the village is an 18th-century water mill, three storeys with a lean-to wheelhouse and adjoining cottage.[5] There is a public house called the Waggon & Horses, which is the first carbon-neutral pub in the United Kingdom and home of the Nottinghamshire Pie, a dish created by chef Roy Wood. The school is called Halam Church of England Primary School.

Notable people

  • Robert Macfarlane (born 1976), travel writer and academic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Halam parish (E04007909)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ "New Popular Edition maps". Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  4. ^ Faulkes, Heather (24 January 2005). "Nottingham Parish Church Database". Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  5. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 136.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

External links

Media related to Halam, Nottinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons


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