Halam, Nottinghamshire

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Halam
Halam is located in Nottinghamshire
Halam
Halam
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population372 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK677544
Civil parish
  • Halam
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWARK
Postcode districtNG22
Dialling code01636
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°04′59″N 0°59′17″W / 53.083°N 0.988°W / 53.083; -0.988Coordinates: 53°04′59″N 0°59′17″W / 53.083°N 0.988°W / 53.083; -0.988

Halam is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 372 in 2001, increasing to 426 at the 2011 Census.[2] It is located to the west of Southwell.[3]

The parish church, which was built in the 11th–12th centuries, is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel.[4] At the north end of the village is an 18th-century water mill, three storeys with a lean-to wheelhouse and adjoining cottage.[5] There is a public house called the Waggon & Horses, which is the first carbon-neutral pub in the United Kingdom and home of the Nottinghamshire Pie, a dish created by chef Roy Wood. The school is called .

Halam is the birthplace of travel writer and academic Robert Macfarlane.

References[]

  1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ "New Popular Edition maps". Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  4. ^ Faulkes, Heather (24 January 2005). "Nottingham Parish Church Database". Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  5. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 136.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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