Everything about East Markham totally explained
East Markham, historically also known as
Great Markham, is a small village near
Tuxford,
Nottinghamshire. It lies about 8km south of
Retford. It is sandwiched between the
East Coast Main Line (to the east), the
A1 to the west and
A57 to the north.
It has a sister village,
West Markham, which is smaller and on the other side of the road (old A1-B1164) between Tuxford and
Markham Moor. To the
south
is
Tuxford. East Markham has a church, dedicated to St John the Baptist
(External Link), village hall, village store, a charity playgroup and a primary school. The two village pubs are the
Crown Inn and the
Queens Hotel, both on High Street (the former A57). East Markham also features a playgroup, Pippins Pre-School, and a primary school. East Markham is also home to some very professional tradesman such as John Usher Building Contractor Ltd. and Darren Hill of QuickSmart Plumbing.
Cleveland Mill was a
tower windmill in East Markham, built in 1837 at a cost of £420 for the miller Thomas Lighfoot. It was 42 feet high, with four storeys and four sails. The mill was worked by wind until c. 1920. Thereafter steam or oil engines were used. The mill was owned by the Lightfoot family through most of its working life. It was sold for conversion to a house in 1976 .
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