Averham

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Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

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::summary Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
static_image_caption	St.Michael's church, Averham
coordinates
official_name	Averham
population	215
population_ref	(2021)
shire_district	Newark and Sherwood
shire_county	Nottinghamshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Newark
post_town	NEWARK
postcode_district	NG23
postcode_area	NG
dial_code	01636
os_grid_reference	SK 7654
type	Village and civil parish
static_image_name	St.Michael's church, Averham - geograph.org.uk - 556621.jpg
static_image_2_caption	Parish map
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-point	none
area_total_sq_mi	3.27
london_direction	SSE
london_distance_mi	110
website
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Averham is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 187, increasing to 294 at the 2011 census (which included Staythorpe), however Averham alone reported 215 residents at the 2021 census. The village is just west of Newark-on-Trent. Staythorpe Power Station is south-west of the village.

Church

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Averham is the location of Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham, which is a Grade I listed building.

Theatrical tradition

For many decades, the village has been famous locally for the Robin Hood Theatre. The 150-seat theatre was designed by built Reverend Joseph Cyril Walker and built on the grounds of Averham Rectory, in 1913, by the village carpenter, Robert Lee. Its original name was Robin Hood Opera House. The Youth section of the Robin Hood Theatre has become an important part of its function, and performs regularly in the Nottingham And Nottinghamshire Drama Association Festival.

The theatre closed in 1951, then reopened 1n 1961 as a public theatre under a charitable trust. After a financial struggle, the County Council took over the trusteeship in 1981. In 2007, the theatre was closed by the county because of safety concerns.

In 2014, the theatre group, which had been performing in schools and village halls, announced that they had raised more than £50,000 toward renovation of the theatre. Contributors include Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Sylvia Syms.[[File:Averham weir - geograph.org.uk - 636265.jpg|thumb|Averham weir at high water|left]]

Notes

References

"Civil parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
"XXXXX parish".
"Church of St Michael, Averham". British Listed Buildings.
(26 February 2014). "Judi Dench and Ian McKellen help reopen Robin Hood Theatre".
"Robin Hood Theatre".
"Holme lock to Cromwell weir".

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