Headon, Nottinghamshire

St. Peter's Church, Headon-cum-Upton is a parish church in the Church of England in Headon, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

Headon cum Upton is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Headon, Upton and the hamlet of Nether Headon. The parish is adjacent to Askham, Gamston, East Drayton, Eaton, Grove, Rampton and Woodbeck, Stokeham and Treswell. In 2011 the parish, together with Stokeham had a population of 253. The area is 3.5 miles south east of the nearest market town Retford, 26 miles north east of the county town Nottingham and 125 miles north of London. Headon cum Upton shares a parish council with Grove and Stokeham. There are 6 listed buildings in Headon cum Upton.

Nether Headon is a hamlet in Headon cum Upton civil parish, within the Bassetlaw district, of the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is 3.5 miles south east of the nearest market town Retford, 26 miles north east of the county town Nottingham and 125 miles north of London. The hamlet is adjacent to the villages of Upton, Headon, East Drayton, Eaton, Grove, Woodbeck and Stokeham. In 2011 the parish, together with Stokeham had a population of 253.

Upton is a small village in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It is located north of Askham and south of Headon; with the latter it forms the civil parish of Headon cum Upton. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 253.

St Nicholas' Church, Askham is a parish church in the Church of England in Askham, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

St. Helen's Church, Grove is a parish church in the Church of England in Grove, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

Grove Hall was an extended Tudor country house located between Retford and Grove in Nottinghamshire, England, and was part of an extensive estate.

Grove is a small village and civil parish, located about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Retford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census is 105. The parklands of Grove Hall separate it from Retford town, and a set of gates for Grove Hall can be found near the London Road, the A638. The village itself is pleasant with wide verges along parts of the main road. The village once contained a garden centre, now built on, housed in the former kitchen gardens, of the Hall and there is also a very fine parish church.

Askham is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about six miles south-east of East Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 183, decreasing slightly to 181 at the 2011 Census.St Nicholas' Church is Norman, restored in 1906–07.

East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village and civil parish near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,160. It lies about 8 km 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 of St. John the Baptist[1], village hall, a charity playgroup and a primary school. The Post Office closed in 1994 and after the village shop closed it re-opened with new owners in 2019. There is one remaining village pub, the Queens Hotel on High Street (the former A57). The second pub the Crown Inn closed down in approx. 2012 and was sold to developers who have turned it into a residential property. East Markham also features a playgroup, Pippins Pre-School, and a primary school. East Markham used to be home to some heavy manufacturing such as Hermans chicken factory and was historically known for its many orchards that used to surround the village, most of which closed in the 1980s (Hermans) or were replanted in the case of orchards. Small businesses which previously were physically present have now moved online including cake bakers and clothes retailers. The village also produces its own cider, by the name of Bad Apple. Cleveland Mill was a tower windmill in East Markham, built in 1837 at a cost of £420 for the miller Thomas Lightfoot. 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.East Markham church had a bell ringing group that practice regularly on a Tuesday night. In 2008, Brian Hardy, the group's Tower Captain, produced a guide detailing the rich history of the bells. Their first mention was recorded in 1552 when there were three bells.Sporting facilities include a crown green bowling club, two tennis courts, a rugby league pitch (which is home to Bassetlaw Bulldogs RLFC) and a football pitch (which is home to East Markham FC) and has a play area with a BMX track and outdoor gym equipment.

The Church of St. John the Baptist, East Markham is a parish church in the Church of England in East Markham, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, East Drayton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in East Drayton.