Lowdham

Lowdham

Lowdham war memorial
with The Magna Charta pub in the background
Lowdham
 Lowdham shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 3,334 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK6646
Civil parishLowdham
DistrictNewark and Sherwood
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG14
Dialling code 0115
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentNewark
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Coordinates: 53°00′47″N 1°00′29″W / 53.013°N 1.008°W / 53.013; -1.008

Lowdham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell. It is in the Newark and Sherwood district, and at the 2001 census, had a population of 2,832,[1] increasing to 3,334 at the 2011 Census.[2] The dual carriageway to the north and Doncaster cuts the village in two.

Origin of the name

Lowdham means "Hluda's village", from Old English Hluda and ham "village, homestead". The name was recorded as Lideheme in 1046, suggesting Old English hlid "slope" as the first element, with Old Norse heimr (as in Blenheim), cognate with Old English ham "homestead, village".

History

The old church and the castle mound are to the west of the bypass. St Mary's Church, Lowdham dates back to before the 14th century.

To the north east of the bypass is Lowdham Mill. There is now little sign of the frame knitting industry that was important in this area in the 19th century. In 1844 there were 94 stocking frames working in Lowdham.

Amenities

Lowdham railway station is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. Two miles from the railway station is HMP Lowdham Grange.

Village pubs are The Railway, The Magna Charta,[3] The Worlds End (formally The Plough and still located on Plough Lane) and The Old Ship which is the only remaining village pub with a lounge and bar layout.

Bus services

Nottingham City Transport

AOT Coaches

References

  1. "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Newark and Sherwood". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/TheMagnaCharta

External links

Media related to Lowdham at Wikimedia Commons


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