North Muskham
| North Muskham | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 St Wilfrid's Church, North Muskham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK798588 |
| Location: | 53°7’0"N, -0°49’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 985 (2011) |
| Post town: | Newark |
| Postcode: | NG23 |
| Dialling code: | 01636 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newark and Sherwood |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newark |
North Muskham is a village in Nottinghamshire, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It is located between the River Trent and the A1 road, three miles north of Newark-on-Trent. The parish had a population of 943 at the 2001 census.
The parish church is St. Wilfrid's, a mediæval building which is Grade I listed. It was restored during 1906 and 1907.[1]
There is currently one public house: 'The Muskham Ferry'.
History
The village appears in the Domesday Book as Muscham in the hundred of Lythe.[2]
North Muskham was a large ancient parish, which also included the villages of Bathley and Holme. Until about 1575 the River Trent ran further east, but there was then a cataclysmic flood which changed the course of the river.[3] Holme was therefore separated by the river from the rest of the parish. In 1866 Holme and Bathley became separate civil parishes.[4]
Between 1870 and 1872 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales recorded the parish as having 194 houses with a real estate value of £5,161, with a manor belonging to Mr J. T. Edge.
See also
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1178997: Church of St Wilfred (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Muskham North Muskham in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Winthorpe Community: Langford Church History
- ↑ Vision of Britain