Beckingham, Nottinghamshire
{{short description|Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England}}
{{other uses|Beckingham (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = All Saints' church - geograph.org.uk - 732085.jpg
| static_image_caption = All Saints' Church
| coordinates = {{coord|53.40|-0.83|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Beckingham
| population = 1,288
| population_ref = (2021)
| shire_district = Bassetlaw
| shire_county = Nottinghamshire
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = Bassetlaw
| post_town = DONCASTER
| postcode_district = DN10
| postcode_area = DN
| dial_code = 01427
| os_grid_reference = SK7890
| type = Civil parish
| static_image_2_name = {{infobox mapframe|frame-width=240|frame-height=180|zoom=11}}
| static_image_2_caption = Parish map
| area_total_sq_mi = 4.13
| london_distance_mi = 135
| london_direction = SE
| website = {{url|https://www.beckinghamcumsaundby-pc.gov.uk|www.beckinghamcum{{wbr}}saundby-pc.gov.uk}}
}}
Beckingham is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about three miles west of Gainsborough. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,168, reducing to 1,098 in 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120530&c=Beckingham&d=16&e=62&g=6456133&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1459863855828&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=5 April 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} but increasing to 1,288 in 2021.{{NOMIS2021|id=E04007790|title=Beckingham (Bassetlaw) parish|accessdate=16 Jan 2024}}
History
The parish church of All Saints is mostly of the 13th century, though the exterior is apparently 15th century. The west tower has buttresses, battlements, gargoyles and pinnacles. There is a north chancel chapel and sedilia.Pevsner, N. (1951) Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 34 It is a Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE|num=1045129|desc=Church of All Saints|access-date=31 July 2020}}
A tower windmill was built some time prior to 1840 to the north of the village ({{gbmapping|SK772904}}). The tower was straight-sided. In 1841 the mill had 2 pairs of millstones driven by 4 common sails, described as "self-regulating cloth and rollers to the sails". By 1850 the mill had been fitted with a pair of patent sails, retaining one pair of rollers; these drove 3 pairs of millstones.
Although an independent parish, it still shares a parish council with neighbouring Saundby.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-10 |title=The Council |url=https://www.beckinghamcumsaundby-pc.gov.uk/the-council |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.beckinghamcumsaundby-pc.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}
{{Quote box
| quote = Sale of mill in 1777
To be Sold to the beſt Bidder;
On Thurſday the Eleventh Day of September 1777,
between the Hours of Five and Seven in the Afternoon,
at the Marquis of Granby in Gainſburgh,
in the County of Lincoln.
A Well Accuſtomed Corn WIND MILL,
ſituate at Beckingham in the County of Nottingham,
with a Dreſſing Mill therein. and the
Ground whereon the ſame doth ſtand, with a new
erected Brick and Tile Dwelling Houſe, Barn, and
Stable to the ſame belonging and adjoining.
For further Particulars enquire of Leonard Billet
the Tenand, who will ſhew the Premiſſes.
| source = Stamford Mercury 21 Aug. 1777 p.4 col.1
| width = 50%
| align = left
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Beckingham Marshes
Beckingham Marshes is a RSPB nature reserve. Nearby there is a crude oil and gas production field run by IGas Energy. The wells in the field were fracked using the older less controversial technique.{{cite news|last=Lowbridge|first=Caroline|title=Fracking confusion: How UK has been 'fracked' for decades|work=BBC News |date=21 August 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23756320|accessdate=23 August 2013}}
File:Barn and Beck House on the Old Trent Road - geograph.org.uk - 1756307.jpg
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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Beckingham, Nottinghamshire|Beckingham}}
- [http://www.beckingham-northnotts.org.uk Beckingham Village information site]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIPn_pvZNM YouTube video - parish visit journal]
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Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire
Category:Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
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