North Leverton with Habblethorpe

North Leverton with Habblethorpe
Nottinghamshire
North Leverton Windmill
Location
Grid reference:	SK788819
Location:	53°19’42"N, -0°49’5"W
Data
Post town:	Retford
Postcode:	DN22
Local Government
Council:	Bassetlaw
Parliamentary constituency:	Bassetlaw

North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is a village in north-eastern Nottinghamshire five and a half miles east of Retford and close to the Lincolnshire border. South Leverton stands just half a mile to the south. To the north is Sturton le Steeple (with the little hamlet of Fenton between them).

Two miles to the east is the River Trent, marking the county border, and on its bank a hamlet named Littleborough, where stood a Roman fort, Segelocum.

The population of North Leverton with Habblesthorpe plus the hamlet of Coates was recorded by the 2011 Census at 1,047.

Unlike other places with a joint name, this village is known inseparably as 'North Leverton with Habblesthorpe' and marked as such on Ordnance Survey maps. Once it was two manors or villages, but these are long since amalgamated. This gives the village, so it is said, the longest name in Britain after Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

About the village

The village has a working windmill, Habblethorpe Windmill, which was built in 1813 and is a Grade II* listed building. The windmill is open every Saturday and sells wholemeal flour and souvenirs. There is no admission fee to enter the mill, but there is a donation box and all donations go towards the upkeep of the mill. The village also has a local primary school, a parish church, a small village store/post office, and a pub; The Royal Oak.

The parish church of St Martin is mediæval, the oldest part being the south doorway of ca. 1200. The ornate window tracery of the south aisle and the chancel, dating from ca. 1300–40, is the chief feature of interest. The west tower is Perpendicular.

Habblesthorpe Manor is a small early 17th century brick built house.

Outside links

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