Nottinghamshire

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Nearby Places

East Markham

Church History

• St. John the Baptish church dates from the 15th century. We have a Portable Document File version of the East Markham St. John the Baptist Church History (443KB, requires Adobe Reader).
  
  

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Church Records

• The International Genealogical Index (IGI) includes records from this parish for the period 1703-1846.
  
  
• Victor Markham has provided the following church photographs for your viewing pleasure. Victor is the copyright owner of the following:
  
  

1. East Markham church banner (40KB).
2. East Markham church nave (126KB).
3. East Markham church chancel (40KB).
4. Judge Markham's tomb in the church (20KB).

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Description and Travel

The parish lies just west of the River Trent between the A1 motorway and the A57 trunk road. If you are planning a visit:

• Take the A1 north out of Newark. The A57 runs just north of the village.
  
  
• There is a caravan and camping park just south of the village.
  
  

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History

• Read about East Markham's history at this Nottinghamshire history site.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 7473.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the ancient Bassetlaw Wapentake (Hundred) in the northern division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Newark Poor Law Union in 1837.
  
  

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Population

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