West Markham
| West Markham | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, West Markham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK721727 |
| Location: | 53°14’47"N, -0°55’15"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 170 (2011) |
| Post town: | Newark |
| Postcode: | NG22 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bassetlaw |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newark |
West Markham or Markham Clinton[1] is a village in Nottinghamshire, 23 miles north east of Nottingham. The Great North Road runs through the village, but West Markham now has a bypass to take the modern A1.
In 2011 the parish had a population of 170.
The parish church is All Saints' Church.[2]
History
The name "Markham" means 'Boundary homestead/village'. The name "Clinton" comes from the family name of the earls of Lincoln.[3] Markham Clinton is recorded in the Domesday Book as Westmarcham.
The mediæval village of West Markham is now unoccupied but still has earthworks.[4]
The village has also been called Parva Markham and Little Markham.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about West Markham) |
- "West Markham". British History Online. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thoroton-notts/vol3/pp226-229. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
References
- ↑ Information on West Markham from GENUKI
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 322880 – All Saints Church
- ↑ "Markham Clinton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Nottinghamshire/Markham%20Clinton. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1146154 – West Markham
- ↑ "West Markham - History". Southwell Churches. http://southwellchurches.history.nottingham.ac.uk/west-markham/hhistory.php. Retrieved 5 July 2019.