North Muskham
Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
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North Muskham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It is located between the River Trent and the A1 road, 3 miles (5 km) north of Newark-upon-Trent. The parish has a population of 943 (2001 census) with around 360 properties,[1] increasing to 985 at the 2011 census,[2] and reducing slightly to 980 at the 2021 census.[3]
| North Muskham | |
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| Village and civil parish | |
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  North Muskham Location within Nottinghamshire | |
 Interactive map of North Muskham | |
| Area | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| Population | 980 (2021) |
| • Density | 653/sq mi (252/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 798588 |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Dialling code | 01636 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
St Wilfrid's Church is the parish church, a medieval building which is Grade I listed. It was restored during 1906 and 1907.[4]
There is currently one public house: 'The Muskham Ferry'.
History
The village appears in the Domesday Book as Muscham in the hundred of Lythe.[5][6]
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.[7] Holme was therefore separated by the river from the rest of the parish. In 1866 Holme and Bathley became separate civil parishes.[8]
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.[9] The 2001 census reports showed that the parish had a population of 943 with around 360 properties,[1] increasing to 985 at the 2011 census,[2] and reducing slightly to 980 at the 2021 census.[3]
