Halam, Nottinghamshire

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Halam
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Halam
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population372 (2001 census) [1]
OS grid reference SK677544
Civil parish
  • Halam
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWARK
Postcode district NG22
Dialling code 01636
Police Nottinghamshire
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53°04′59″N0°59′17″W / 53.083°N 0.988°W / 53.083; -0.988 Coordinates: 53°04′59″N0°59′17″W / 53.083°N 0.988°W / 53.083; -0.988

Halam is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 372 in 2001, increasing to 426 at the 2011 Census. [2] It is located to the west of Southwell. [3]

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The parish church, which was built in the 11th–12th centuries, is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel. [4] At the north end of the village is an 18th-century water mill, three storeys with a lean-to wheelhouse and adjoining cottage. [5] There is a public house called the Waggon & Horses, which is the first carbon-neutral pub in the United Kingdom and home of the Nottinghamshire Pie, a dish created by chef Roy Wood. The school is called Halam Church of England Primary School.

Halam is the birthplace of travel writer and academic Robert Macfarlane.

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