North Muskham 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 Nottinghamshire, England, close to the border with
Lincolnshire
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. It is located between 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 ...
and the
A1 road, north of
Newark-upon-Trent. The parish has a population of 943 (2001 census) with around 360 properties,
increasing to 985 at the 2011 census.
St Wilfrid's Church is the
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
, a medieval building which is
Grade I listed. It was restored during 1906 and 1907.
There is currently one public house: 'The Muskham Ferry'.
History
The village appears in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
as ''Muscham'' in the hundred of Lythe.
North Muskham was a large
ancient parish, which also included the villages of
Bathley and
Holme. Until about 1575 the River Trent ran further east, but there was then a cataclysmic flood which changed the course of the river. Holme was therefore separated by the river from the rest of the parish. In 1866 Holme and Bathley became separate civil parishes.
Between 1870 and 1872 John Marius Wilson's
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales recorded the parish as having 194 houses with a real estate value of £5,161, with a manor belonging to Mr J. T. Edge.
Population
In the 1801 census the parish of North Muskham (then including Bathley and Holme) had a population of 361. In 1861 according to official census records North Muskham had a total of inhabited permanent residences with a total population of 614 residents. In the 1911 census the parish was smaller (without Bathley and Holme), with an area of 1,203 acres and a population of 526 persons, 262 males and 254 females. The 1921 census saw the population drop with a total of 491 persons registered, but during the next decade the population increased very marginally to a total of 509.
The 2001 census reports showed that the parish had a population of 943 with around 360 properties.
See also
*
St. Wilfrid's Church, North Muskham
*
South Muskham
References
External links
Official Parish Council Page of the village
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Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Newark and Sherwood