Halam is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood

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 district

Non-metropolitan district

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 of Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

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, England

England

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, with a population of 372 in 2001.
It is located to the west of Southwell

Southwell, Nottinghamshire

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The parish church, which was built in the 11th-12th centuries, is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel.
At the north end of the village is an 18th century water mill, three storeys with a lean-to wheelhouse and adjoining cottage.
There is a public house called the Waggon & Horses, which is the first carbon-neutral pub in the United Kingdom and home of the Nottinghamshire Pie, a dish created by chef Roy Wood.
The school is called Halam Church of England Primary School.