Dunham-on-Trent

Dunham-on-Trent

Dunham-on-Trent

Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Dunham-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located on the A57 road, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of Dunham Bridge, a toll bridge crossing the River Trent.

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According to the 2001 census it had a population of 351,[1] falling slightly to 343 at the 2011 census,[2] and increasing to 361 in 2021.[3]

The earliest part of the Grade I listed parish church of St Oswald is the tower, dating from the 15th century and Perpendicular in style.[4] The rest is mostly Victorian, built 1861–62 by T.C. Hine, father of George Thomas Hine, though the south nave wall remains from an earlier reconstruction completed in 1802.[5]

The site of Whimpton Village, a deserted medieval village, is about 1.25 miles (2.0 km) west of Dunham.

Notable people

The pro-EU campaigner Anna Soubry grew up in Dunham-on-Trent and Clumber Park.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Area: Dunham-on-Trent CP (Parish)"
  2. [2]
    "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Dunham-on-Trent parish (E04007802)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 111.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  5. [5]
    St Oswald's, Dunham
  6. [6]
    "Anna Soubry MP Member of Parliament for Broxtowe". Anna Soubry MP. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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