Halloughton is a village in
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...
, England, 9 miles west of
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...
. It lies in the civil parish of
Southwell and the district of
Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal borough of Newark with Newark Rural District and Southwell R ...
. Most of the property there was owned by the
Church Commissioners until 1952.
Historic buildings
The
parish church of St James was rebuilt in 1879–1882. Halloughton Manor House is a 13th-century prebendal house of the college of Southwell. Its medieval tower house is now incorporated into a farmhouse built in the late 18th century.
Most of the farms and properties in the parish were owned by the Church Commissioners until 1952, when they were put for sale to their sitting tenants.
Governance
Halloughton, as a small village, holds an annual parish meeting, rather than running a parish council. It lies in the district of
Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal borough of Newark with Newark Rural District and Southwell R ...
and the UK parliamentary constituency of
Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
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Location and transport
The village stands at an altitude of about 65 metres (213 ft). Its population is included with Southwell's. It lies just to the north of Halloughton Dumble, a wooded valley, some 3 miles (5 km) from the
River Trent
The Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and ...
at
Bleasby.
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Halloughton is on the main A60 road
The A60 is a road linking Loughborough in Leicestershire, England, with Doncaster in South Yorkshire, via Nottingham. ...
, with Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
(11 miles, 18 km) away and Southwell (3 miles, 5 km). It has regular daytime and evening bus services to both destinations. The nearest railway station is at Bleasby (2.5 miles, 4 km) on the Nottingham–Lincoln line
The Nottingham–Lincoln line, marketed as the Castle line, is a railway line in central England, running north-east from Nottingham to Lincoln.
History
The Nottingham to Lincoln line was built by the Midland Railway and engineered by Robert Ste ...
.
See also
*Listed buildings in Halloughton
Halloughton is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains five Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, ...
References
External links
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Newark and Sherwood
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