North Leverton with Habblesthorpe
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North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the English county of
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 ...
. The population (including Coates) as at the 2011 Census was 1,047. Unlike other civil parishes with a name of the form "X with Y", North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is shown as such on
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maps and thus has the longest name of a village in England and is the second longest in Europe, behind a Welsh village. The village has a primary school, a parish church, a small village store/post office, and a pub-The Royal Oak.


North Leverton Windmill

The village has a working windmill which was built in 1813 and is a grade II* listed building. The windmill is open every Saturday, sells wholemeal, spelt, white flour, oats and souvenirs. There is no admission fee to enter the mill, tours are free and there is a donation box with all donations go towards the upkeep of the mill.


St Martin's Church

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 ca. 1300–40, is the chief feature of interest. The west tower is Perpendicular. The church was restored in 1878.


Habblesthorpe Manor

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. British Listed Buildings


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Villages in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub