Lowdham

Coordinates: 53°00′47″N 1°00′29″W / 53.013°N 1.008°W / 53.013; -1.008

Lowdham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell. It is in the Newark and Sherwood district, and at the 2001 census, had a population of 2,832. The dual carriageway to the north and Doncaster cuts the village in two.

Origin of the name

Lowdham means "village by the loud stream", from Old English hlud "loud" and ham "village, homestead". The name was recorded as Lideheme in 1046, suggesting Old English hlid "slope" as the first element, with Old Norse heimr (as in Blenheim), cognate with Old English ham "homestead, village".

History

The old church and the castle mound are to the west of the bypass. St Mary's Church, Lowdham dates back to before the 14th century.

To the north east of the bypass is Lowdham Mill. There is now little sign of the frame knitting industry that was important in this area in the 19th century. In 1844 there were 94 stocking frames working in Lowdham.