North Leverton with Habblesthorpe

Coordinates: 53°19′44″N 0°49′19″W / 53.329°N 0.822°W / 53.329; -0.822
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North Leverton with Habblesthorpe
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
SettlementsNorth Leverton with Habblesthorpe, Coates
Post townRETFORD
Postcode districtDN22
Dialling code01427
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.northlevertonwith​habblesthorpeparishcouncil​.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°19′44″N 0°49′19″W / 53.329°N 0.822°W / 53.329; -0.822

North Leverton with Habblesthorpe is a village and

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]

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

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. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Index of Place Names in Great Britain (March 2023)". geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Brief History". www.northlevertonwithhabblesthorpeparishcouncil.gov.uk. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND PROCEEDINGS AT THE 2018 REVIEW OF PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES IN ENGLAND HELD AT THE ELLIOTT ROOM, BISHOP GROSSETESTE COLLEGE, NEWPORT, LINCOLN LN1 3DY - ON FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2016 DAY TWO Before: Mr Scott Handley JP, The Lead Assistant Commissioner" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Habblesthorpe - History". southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "History – North Leverton Windmill". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ "North Leverton - Introduction". southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ British Listed Buildings

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