About the town » Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain

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. The old church and the castle mound are to the west of the bypass. St Mary's church 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. Lowdham railway station is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. Two miles from the railway station is HMP Lowdham Grange. The village pub is called The Magna Charta.