Cotham, Nottinghamshire is a small village near

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in the East Midlands of England.

Population

At the 2011 Census, the village population remained less than 100. It is now included in the

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of Staunton, as part of Newark and Sherwood District.

Heritage

Francis White's ''Directory of Nottinghamshire'' described Cotham in 1853:

Cotham is a small village on the east bank of the River
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, south of Newark. It contains 98 inhabitants, and of land valued at £1,700, all belonging to the
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, who is the impropriator and patron of St. Michael's Church, Cotham. The church was partly rebuilt, a porch being added, and new pews in 1832. The living is a donative valued at £35, and is now enjoyed by the Rev. John Ince Maltby of Shelton. This place was long the seat of the knightly families of Leek and Markham, but it is now divided into three farms, occupied by John Booth, William Hodgkinson and Thomas Rose, the latter of whom resides at Cotham Lodge, a pleasant residence, commanding fine prospects."''F. White "Directory of Nottinghamshire" (Sheffield, 1853), p.568

The village had a

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on the Great Northern Railway line between Newark North Gate and

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via Bingham from 1879 to 1939. The line itself closed in 1955.

Anglican church

St Michael's Church, Cotham, stands back from the village. It dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II*

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, but it is now redundant.

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{{authority control Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Villages in Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood