Halam is a
village
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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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest district by area in the county. The council is based in Newark-on-Trent, the area's largest town. The district also incl ...
district
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of
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...
, England, with a population of 372 in
2001
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, increasing to 426 at the
2011 census, and 387 at the
2021 census.
It is located to the west of
Southwell.
The parish church, built in the 11th–12th centuries,
is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel.
At the north end of the village stands an 18th-century
water mill
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, three storeys high with a lean-to wheelhouse and an adjoining cottage.
[Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 136.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.]
The village also has a public house, the ''Waggon & Horses'', which is the first carbon-neutral pub in the United Kingdom and home of the Nottinghamshire Pie, a dish created by chef Roy Wood.
The local school is Halam Church of England Primary School.
Notable people
*
Peter Glazebrook, vegetable grower
*
Robert Macfarlane (born 1976), travel writer and academic
See also
*
Listed buildings in Halam, Nottinghamshire
References
External links
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Newark and Sherwood
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Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire