| Official Name: | North Leverton with Habblesthorpe | ||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||
| Region: | East Midlands | ||||||
| Civil Parish: | North Leverton with Habblesthorpe | ||||||
| Shire District: | Bassetlaw | ||||||
| Shire County: | Nottinghamshire | ||||||
| Post Town: | RETFORD | ||||||
| Postcode Area: | DN | ||||||
| Postcode District: | DN22 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 53.329°N -0.822°W | ||||||
| Constituency Westminster: | Bassetlaw | ||||||
| Population: | 1,079 | ||||||
| Population Ref: | (2021) | ||||||
| Static Image Name: | North Leverton Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 500877.jpg | ||||||
| Static Image Caption: | North Leverton Windmill | ||||||
| Type: | Village and civil parish | ||||||
| Static Image 2 Caption: | Parish map | ||||||
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| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.78 | ||||||
| Dial Code: | 01427 | ||||||
| London Direction: | SSE | ||||||
| London Distance Mi: | 130 | ||||||
| Os Grid Reference: | SK 785821 | ||||||
| Parts: | North Leverton with Habblesthorpe, Coates | ||||||
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is about 5 miles or 8 km east of Retford. The population (including the hamlet of Coates) as at the 2011 Census was 1,047,[1] and in the Census 2021 it had increased to 1,079.
Unlike other civil parishes with a name of the form "X with Y", North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is shown as a village name on Ordnance Survey maps and thus has the longest name of a village in England and is the second longest in Europe, behind a Welsh village.[2] [3] [4] These were considered separate parishes and settlements until 1884 when a process to merge the two was completed.[5]
The village has a primary school, a parish church, a small village store/post office, and a pub, The Royal Oak.
The village has a working windmill which was built in 1813 and is a grade II* listed building. The windmill is open every Saturday, and sells wholemeal, spelt, white flour, oats and souvenirs. There is no admission fee to enter the mill. Tours are free, but there is a donation box with all donations going towards the upkeep of the mill.[6]
The parish church of St Martin is medieval, the oldest part being the south doorway of ca. 1200. The church was built in the Norman period, circa 1200. The ornate window tracery of the south aisle and the chancel, dating from around 1300–40, is the chief feature of interest. The west tower is Perpendicular.
The church was restored in 1878.[7]
Habblesthorpe now survives largely as an overgrown churchyard with a small number of gravestones. Between 1613 and 1623 it was known as a place couples could resort to for a clandestine marriage.[8]
Habblesthorpe Manor is a small early 17th century brick-built house. This is listed as a grade II listed building on the British Listed Buildings website.[9]