Rampton, Nottinghamshire
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 All Saints' parish church |
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 Rampton
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| Rampton shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 1,139 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SK798785 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Retford |
| Postcode district | DN22 |
| Dialling code | 01777 |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Rampton is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (10 km) east of Retford in Nottinghamshire, England. The parish is long and thin, extending about 7 miles (11 km) east–west but only about 1 mile (1.6 km) north–south. Its eastern boundary is the River Trent, which here also forms the county boundary with Lincolnshire.
The parish is best known for Rampton Secure Hospital, which is at the hamlet of Woodbeck about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Rampton village.
The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,139. This is a slight decrease from the 2001 Census, which recorded it as 1,269.
The toponym "Rampton" is probably derived from Old English Ramm-tūn, meaning "farmstead where rams are kept".
On the eastern boundary of All Saints' churchyard is a mid-16th-century Tudor gateway to Old Manor Farm. It is brick with terracotta panels and is a Grade I listed building. It used to lead to the manor house, which was demolished about 1851.
The area used to be served by Cottam railway station, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Rampton village. The station opened in 1850 and closed in 1959.
The oldest part of the Church of England parish church of All Saints is a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon column in its north arcade. Most of the building is Gothic or later, from the 13th to 17th centuries. The building was restored in 1894.
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