Misson, Nottinghamshire

Misson

St John the Baptist's Misson
Misson
 Misson shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 745 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK690949
DistrictBassetlaw
Shire countyNottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DONCASTER
Postcode district DN10
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 53°27′N 0°58′W / 53.45°N 0.96°W / 53.45; -0.96

Misson is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 12 miles north of Retford, and not directly accessible from the rest of Nottinghamshire. Misson Springs, which lie north of the village itself, is the northernmost place within the county. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 698,[1] increasing to 711 at the 2011 census.[2]

The parish church of St John the Baptist was rebuilt after extensive damage by lightning in 1894. About a mile north-west of the village is RAF Misson.[3]

References

  1. "Area: Misson CP (Parish)"
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 178. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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