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Lowdham

Coordinates: 53°00′32″N 1°00′04″W / 53.009°N 1.001°W / 53.009; -1.001
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Lowdham
Village and civil parish
Lowdham War Memorial
with the Magna Charta pub in the background
Map
Parish map
Lowdham is located in Nottinghamshire
Lowdham
Lowdham
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area2.64 sq mi (6.8 km2)
Population3,247 (2021)
• Density1,230/sq mi (470/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 67021 46244
• London110 mi (180 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG14
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitelowdham-pc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°00′32″N 1°00′04″W / 53.009°N 1.001°W / 53.009; -1.001

Lowdham /ˈldəm/ is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,247.[1] Two main roads slicing through the village are the A6097 south-east to north-west and the A612 between Nottingham and Southwell.

History

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The name Lowdham seems to be derived from the Old English masculine personal nickname Hluda, combined with "hām," meaning village, community, manor, estate, or homestead, resulting in "Hluda's homestead or village."[2] However, the name Lowdham also suggests a Danish origin, with earlier forms such as Ludham and Ludholme.

Relics from the Middle Ages include an alabaster slab and a figure of a knight in armor, located in the chancel of the church and inscribed in memory of Sir John de Loudham. The dog at the feet of the effigy indicates that Loudham was a warrior. According to one source, "Many of the Crusaders are represented with their feet on a dog, to show that they followed the standard of the Lord as faithfully as a dog follows the footsteps of his master."[3]

The old church and the castle mound are located to the west of the bypass. St Mary's Church dates back to before the 14th century. In 1826, a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (Top Chapel) was built on Ton Lane, and in 1844, an Independent Primitive Methodist Chapel (Bottom Chapel) was established on Main Street. The Ton Lane chapel closed in 1986, but the Bottom Chapel continues to be used as an Independent Methodist church.[4]

To the northeast of the bypass is Lowdham Mill. There is now little evidence of the frame knitting industry that was significant in this area during the 19th century. In 1844, there were 94 stocking frames operating in Lowdham.

Notable people

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In birth order:

Amenities

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Lowdham railway station is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. Two miles from the railway station is HMP Lowdham Grange.

Village pubs are the Railway, the Magna Charta,[6] the World's End (formally the Plough and still located in Plough Lane), and the Old Ship. All have open lounge/bar layouts and are situated near the centre of the village.

The retail services include two general stores, a sub-post office, several take-away eating places, a filling station and a bookshop.[7]

Bus services

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Nottingham City Transport

  • 26: Nottingham – Carlton – Gedling – Burton Joyce – Lowdham[8]
  • 26A: Nottingham – Carlton – Gedling – Burton Joyce – Lowdham – Southwell[8]

NottsBus Connect

CT4N

See also

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References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Lowdham parish (E04007925)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ J. Gover, A. Mawer and F. M. Stenton (eds), Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p. 171; A. D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p. 227; E. Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 1960), p. 305.
  3. ^ Nottinghamshire History Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ Video Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. ^ Pub's Facebook page Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. ^ Bookshop page Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b "NCT route 26/26A/26B".
  9. ^ "Bus service 747 NottsBus" (PDF).
  10. ^ "300 - Newark to Lowdham". www.ct4n.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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