Dunham-on-Trent

Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Village and civil parish in England

Bassetlaw

Nottinghamshire

Region

East Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNEWARKPostcode districtNG22Dialling code01777PoliceNottinghamshireFire Nottinghamshire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament

Newark

WebsiteDunham and District Parish Council

List of places: UK; England; Nottinghamshire

53°16′N 0°47′W / 53.26°N 0.78°W / 53.26; -0.78

Dunham-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located on the A57 road, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of Dunham Bridge, a toll bridge crossing the River Trent.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 351,^[1] falling slightly to 343 at the 2011 census,^[2] and increasing to 361 in 2021.^[3]

The earliest part of the Grade I listed parish church of St Oswald is the tower, dating from the 15th century and Perpendicular in style.^[4] The rest is mostly Victorian, built 1861–62 by T.C. Hine, father of George Thomas Hine, though the south nave wall remains from an earlier reconstruction completed in 1802.^[5]

The site of Whimpton Village, a deserted medieval village, is about 1.25 miles (2.0 km) west of Dunham.

Notable people

The pro-EU campaigner Anna Soubry grew up in Dunham-on-Trent and Clumber Park.^[6]

References

^ "Area: Dunham-on-Trent CP (Parish)"
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Dunham-on-Trent parish (E04007802)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 111.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
^ St Oswald's, Dunham
^ "Anna Soubry MP Member of Parliament for Broxtowe". Anna Soubry MP. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.