North_Leverton_with_Habblesthorpe

North Leverton with Habblesthorpe

North Leverton with Habblesthorpe

Village and civil parish in England


North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It is about 5 miles or 8 km east of Retford. The population (including the hamlet of Coates) as at the 2011 Census was 1,047,[1] and in the Census 2021 it had increased to 1,079.[2]

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Unlike other civil parishes with a name of the form "X with Y", North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is shown as a village name on Ordnance Survey maps and thus has the longest name of a village in England and is the second longest in Europe, behind a Welsh village.[3][4][5] These were considered separate parishes and settlements until 1884 when a process to merge the two was completed.[6]

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, and sells wholemeal, spelt, white flour, oats and souvenirs. There is no admission fee to enter the mill. Tours are free, but there is a donation box with all donations going towards the upkeep of the mill.[7]

St Martin's Church

St Martin's Church, North Leverton

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 around 1300–40, is the chief feature of interest. The west tower is Perpendicular.

The church was restored in 1878.[8]

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.[9]

See also


References

  1. "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. "Index of Place Names in Great Britain (March 2023)". geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. "Brief History". www.northlevertonwithhabblesthorpeparishcouncil.gov.uk. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. "Habblesthorpe - History". southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. "History – North Leverton Windmill". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. "North Leverton - Introduction". southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. British Listed Buildings

53.329°N 0.822°W / 53.329; -0.822


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