Bolham, Nottinghamshire

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Bolham
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Bolham
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OS grid reference SK7082
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Retford
Postcode district DN22
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53°20′13″N0°56′17″W / 53.337°N 00.938°W / 53.337; -00.938 Coordinates: 53°20′13″N0°56′17″W / 53.337°N 00.938°W / 53.337; -00.938

Bolham is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England 1 mile north of Retford. Bolham Hall is an early 18th-century brick house of five bays. Bolham Mills on the River Idle is a tanning mill, the buildings being converted in the mid 19th century from a water-powered paper mill built circa 1800 . [1]

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References

  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.