East Markham, United Kingdom
East Markham is a town of 1,160 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit East Markham
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 14 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Museum of the Horse and Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site.
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About East Markham
East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village and civil parish near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,160, and this increased to 1,279 in 2021.
From the Wikipedia article East Markham (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site
Monument and historic site · 3.2 mi
Deserted medieval village in Nottinghamshire, England
Restaurants and cafes14
2 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship17
All Saints' Church, Eaton
Church · 3.4 mi
Grade II listed church in Eaton, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
All Saints' Church, West Markham
Church · 1.2 mi
Church in West Markham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Church of Our Lady of Egmanton
Church · 2.8 mi
Church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Church of St. John the Baptist, East Markham
Church · 0.5 mi
Grade I listed church in East Markham, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Milton Mausoleum
Church · 1.5 mi
Church in Milton, West Markham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
St Giles' Church, Elkesley
Church · 3.4 mi
Church in Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
St Nicholas' Church, Tuxford
Church · 1.5 mi
Church in Nottinghamshire, England, UK
St Paul's Church, West Drayton
Church · 1.9 mi
Church in Bassetlaw, UK
St Peter's Church, East Drayton
Church · 2.5 mi
Church in Bassetlaw, UK
St Peter's Church, Gamston
Church · 2.5 mi
Grade I listed church in Gamston, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
5 more on the map.
History
East Markham contains Church of St. John the Baptist, village hall, a charity playgroup and a primary school. The post office closed in 1994 and after the village shop closed it re-opened with new owners in 2019. There is one remaining village pub, the Queens Hotel on High Street (the former A57). The second pub the Crown Inn closed down in approx. 2012 and was sold to developers who have turned it into a residential property. East Markham also features a playgroup, Pippins Pre-School, and a primary school. East Markham used to be home to some heavy manufacturing such as Hermans chicken factory and was historically known for its many orchards that used to surround the village, most of which closed in the 1980s (Hermans) or were replanted in the case of orchards. Small businesses which previously were physically present have now moved online including cake bakers and clothes retailers. The village also produces its own cider, by the name of Bad Apple.
Cleveland Mill was a tower windmill in East Markham, built in 1837 at a cost of £420 for the miller Thomas Lightfoot. It was 42 ft (13 m) high, with four storeys and four sails. The mill was worked by wind until c. 1920. Thereafter steam or oil engines were used. The mill was owned by the Lightfoot family through most of its working life. It was sold for conversion to a house in 1976.
From the History section of East Markham on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
It lies about 5 miles (8 km) south of Retford. It is sandwiched between the East Coast Main Line (to the east), the A1 to the west and A57 to the north.
It has a sister village, West Markham, which is smaller and on the other side of the road (old A1-B1164) between Tuxford and Markham Moor. To the south is Tuxford.
The A57 East Markham bypass was to cost around £245,000 in 1972, being 1.25 miles (2.01 km). A public enquiry, on the bypass, was held in the village in late April 1973, and another enquiry was held in November 1974. It would cost £324,330 in August 1974. In December 1975 a contract was given for £440,000. It replaced a level crossing on the A57. Work began in January 1976, with the railway bridge built in April 1976, with British Rail paying for the bridge. The A57 bypass was planned to open in August 1976, but opened in late September 1976, being officially opened on 11 October 1976, five months early.
From the Wikipedia article East Markham, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
Map of East Markham
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Getting there and nearby towns
RAF Waddington (WTN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 miles away.
- Retford 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Boughton 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Sutton on Trent 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Worksop 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Gainsborough 10 mi northeast, about 17 min by car
- Newark on Trent 13 mi south, about 21 min by car
- Mansfield Woodhouse 14 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
- Shirebrook 14 mi west, about 22 min by car
- Mansfield 15 mi southwest, about 24 min by car
- Lincoln 15 mi east, about 24 min by car
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