Halam, Nottinghamshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.083°N -0.988°W
Map Type:Nottinghamshire
Official Name:Halam
Population:387
Population Ref:(2021)
Shire District:Newark and Sherwood
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Sherwood
Post Town:NEWARK
Postcode District:NG22
Postcode Area:NG
Dial Code:01636
Os Grid Reference:SK 677544
Type:Village and civil parish
Static Image Name:Church of St Michael, Halam - geograph.org.uk - 4020509.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church of St Michael, Halam
Static Image 2 Name:
Frame-Width:240
Frame-Height:220
Zoom:12
Static Image 2 Caption:Parish map
Area Total Sq Mi:2.53
London Distance Mi:115
London Direction:SSE

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,[1] and was 387 at the 2021 census. It is located to the west of Southwell.[2]

The parish church, which was built in the 11th–12th centuries, is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel.[3] At the north end of the village is an 18th-century water mill, three storeys with a lean-to wheelhouse and adjoining cottage.[4] 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 Church of England Primary School.

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Notes and References

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