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'''Walkeringham''' is a village and civil parish in [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]]. According to the 2001 [[census]] it had a population of 908.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798367&c=Walkeringham&d=16&e=15&g=477677&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207895391160&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 "Area: Walkeringham CP (Parish)"]</ref> The [[St Mary Magdalene's Church, Walkeringham|parish church of St Mary Magdalen]] is 13th century.<ref>Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 362. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.</ref> It had two [[public houses]]: The Fox and Hounds and The Brickmakers Arms ("The Brickies") but Mick Gennard kept on drinking all their beer so they had to close down, the Brick Makers Arms is also a [[Bed and Breakfast]]. There is also a small [[Newsagents]] with [[Post Office]] services built as an extension onto a private bungalow. Southmoor lodge, employs 29 local people to care for 40 older peoples. It also has a former station house (now a private residence) and a [[level crossing]] across Station Road. The end of Station Road is cut off by the [[River Trent]]. Walkeringham's housing was extended in the mid-1960s to accommodate the workers of [[West Burton Power Station]]. The village also has a small school, which has recently been extended with a new hall (2010). Hughie Smith used to live in Walkeringham but went home to Cavan awhile back. Siobhan Smith who is Mick & Marian Gennard's niece & God Child is planning to visit them & her cousin Fiona next weekend so watch out Nottinghamshire. The plan is to go to Manchester to see the Cornation Street Set on Friday afternoon & then to see the Emerdale Set on Saturday & maybe visit the Fox and Hounds in between. Maybe Bob & Dot might appear a long the way. Enjoy !
'''Walkeringham''' is a village and civil parish in [[Nottinghamshire]], England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 908,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798367&c=Walkeringham&d=16&e=15&g=477677&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207895391160&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 "Area: Walkeringham CP (Parish)"]</ref> increasing to 1,022 at the 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130087&c=Walkeringham&d=16&e=62&g=6456137&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1460889002398&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=17 April 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistice}}</ref> and additionally to 1,118 at the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]].<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E04007846|title=Walkeringham parish|accessdate=24 January 2024}}</ref> The [[St Mary Magdalene's Church, Walkeringham|parish church of St Mary Magdalen]] is 13th century.<ref>Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 362. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.</ref> It has one [[public house]]: The Fox and Hounds.

Southmoor lodge, employs 29 local people to care for 40 older peoples. It also has a former station house (now a private residence) and a [[level crossing]] across Station Road. The end of Station Road is cut off by the [[River Trent]]. Walkeringham's housing was extended in the mid-1960s to accommodate the workers of [[West Burton Power Station]]. The village also has a small school, which has recently been extended with a new hall (2010).

==Toponymy==
The place-name Walkeringham seems to contain an [[Old English]] personal name ''Walhhere'', + ''-ingas'' (Old English) meaning the people of . . . ; the people called after . . . , + ''hām'' (Old English) a village, a village community, a manor, an estate, a homestead., ''etc'', so possibly ‘village of the people of a man called Walhhere.<ref>J. Gover, A. Mawer & F. M. Stenton (eds.), ''Place Names of Nottinghamshire'' (Cambridge, 1940), p.41; A. D. Mills, ''Dictionary of English Place-Names'' (Oxford, 2002), p.362; E. Ekwall, ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'' (Oxford, 1960), p.492</ref>

Walkeringham appears in the [[Domesday Book|Domesday]] survey of 1086 as ''Wacheringeham'' and as ''Wacheringham''.<ref>National Archives: E 31/2/2/3636</ref>

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Walkeringham]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire]]
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[[Category:Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire]]
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 24 January 2024

Walkeringham
Village and civil parish
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Walkeringham
Map
Parish map
Walkeringham is located in Nottinghamshire
Walkeringham
Walkeringham
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area4.74 sq mi (12.3 km2)
Population1,118 (2021)
• Density236/sq mi (91/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 771923
• London135 mi (217 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN10
Dialling code01427
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewalkeringham.info
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°25′24″N 0°50′37″W / 53.42333°N 0.84361°W / 53.42333; -0.84361

Walkeringham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 908,[1] increasing to 1,022 at the 2011 census,[2] and additionally to 1,118 at the 2021 census.[3] The parish church of St Mary Magdalen is 13th century.[4] It has one public house: The Fox and Hounds.

Southmoor lodge, employs 29 local people to care for 40 older peoples. It also has a former station house (now a private residence) and a level crossing across Station Road. The end of Station Road is cut off by the River Trent. Walkeringham's housing was extended in the mid-1960s to accommodate the workers of West Burton Power Station. The village also has a small school, which has recently been extended with a new hall (2010).

Toponymy[edit]

The place-name Walkeringham seems to contain an Old English personal name Walhhere, + -ingas (Old English) meaning the people of . . . ; the people called after . . . , + hām (Old English) a village, a village community, a manor, an estate, a homestead., etc, so possibly ‘village of the people of a man called Walhhere.[5]

Walkeringham appears in the Domesday survey of 1086 as Wacheringeham and as Wacheringham.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Area: Walkeringham CP (Parish)"
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistice. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Walkeringham parish (E04007846)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 362. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  5. ^ J. Gover, A. Mawer & F. M. Stenton (eds.), Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p.41; A. D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p.362; E. Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p.492
  6. ^ National Archives: E 31/2/2/3636

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