East Markham
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| East Markham | |
  East Markham shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Bassetlaw |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG22 |
| Dialling code | 01777 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Newark |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. It lies about 8km south of Retford. It is sandwiched between the East Coast Main Line (to the east), the A1 to the west and A57 to the north.
It has a sister village, West Markham, which is smaller and on the other side of the road (old A1-B1164) between Tuxford and Markham Moor. To the south is Tuxford. East Markham has a church, dedicated to St John the Baptist [1], village hall, village store, a charity playgroup and a primary school. The two village pubs are the Crown Inn and the Queens Hotel, both on High Street (the former A57). East Markham also features a playgroup, Pippins Pre-School, and a primary school. East Markham is also home to some very professional tradesman such as John Usher Building Contractor Ltd. and Darren Hill of QuickSmart Plumbing.
Cleveland Mill was a tower windmill in East Markham, built in 1837 at a cost of £420 for the miller Thomas Lighfoot. It was 42 feet high, with four storeys and four sails. The mill was worked by wind until c. 1920. Thereafter steam or oil engines were used. The mill was owned by the Lightfoot family through most of its working life. It was sold for conversion to a house in 1976 [1].
[edit] References
- ^ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. Page 17. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3
The village now can claim to be one of the best kept villages in nottinghamshire.
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