West Markham
{{short description|Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = West Markham
| civil_parish = West Markham
| country = England
| region = East Midlands
| coordinates = {{coord|53.246432|-0.920961|display=inline,title|scale:25000}}
| os_grid_reference = SK721727
| post_town = Newark
| postcode_area = NG
| postcode_district = NG22
| dial_code = 01777
| shire_district = Bassetlaw
| shire_county = Nottinghamshire
| hide_services =
| population = 175
| population_ref = (2021)
| static_image_caption = All Saints' Church
| website = {{url|https://markhamclintonpc.org.uk|markhamclinton{{wbr}}pc.org.uk}}
| constituency_westminster = Newark
| type = Village and civil parish
| static_image_name = All Saints' church, West Markham - geograph.org.uk - 55763.jpg
| static_image_2_name = {{infobox mapframe|frame-width=240|frame-height=220|zoom=12}}
| static_image_2_caption = Parish map
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.73
| london_direction = SSE
| london_distance_mi = 125
}}
West Markham or Markham Clinton{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/MarkhamClinton|title=Markham Clinton|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=5 July 2019}} is a village and civil parish {{convert|23|mi|km}} north east of Nottingham,{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=NTTMarkhamClinton&to=NTTNottingham|title=Distance from Markham Clinton [53.246432, -0.920961]|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=5 July 2019}} in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 170,{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007851|title=West Markham Parish|accessdate=5 July 2019}} and this increased marginally to 175 residents at the 2021 census.{{NOMIS2021|id=E04007851|title=West Markham parish|accessdate=25 January 2024}} The parish touches Bevercotes, West Drayton, East Markham, Bothamsall, Walesby and Tuxford.{{cite web|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000007881|title=West Markham|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=5 July 2019}} The A1 previously went through the village but its now been bypassed.
Features
There are 4 listed buildings in West Markham.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/west-markham-bassetlaw-nottinghamshire|title=Listed Buildings in West Markham, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=5 July 2019}} West Markham has a church called All Saints' Church.{{PastScape|num=322880|desc=All Saints Church|access-date=5 July 2019|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
History
The name "Markham" means 'Boundary homestead/village'. The name "Clinton" comes from the family name of the earls of Lincoln.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Nottinghamshire/Markham%20Clinton|title=Markham Clinton Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=5 July 2019}} Markham Clinton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Westmarcham.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/nottinghamshire2.html#markhamclinton|title=Nottinghamshire F-R|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=5 July 2019}} The medieval village of West Markham is now unoccupied but still has earthworks.{{PastScape|num=1146154|desc=West Markham|access-date=5 July 2019|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} On 1 April 1935 a part of Tuxford parish was transferred to the parish. The transferred area was 46 acres.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10264923|title=Relationships and Changes Markham Clinton Or West Markham CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=5 July 2019}} The village has also been called Parva Markham and Little Markham.{{cite web|url=http://southwellchurches.history.nottingham.ac.uk/west-markham/hhistory.php|title=West Markham - History|publisher=Southwell Churches|accessdate=5 July 2019}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|West Markham}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thoroton-notts/vol3/pp226-229|title=West Markham|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=5 July 2019}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSlP_bv7-BQ YouTube video - parish visit journal]
{{authority control}}{{Nottinghamshire|state=expanded}}
Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire