Averham

Averham
Averham
Averham shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 294 (2011)
OS grid reference SK7654
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG23
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands

Averham /ˈɛərəm/ 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.[1] The village is just west of Newark-on-Trent. Staythorpe Power Station is south-west of the village.

Church

St Michael's Church

Averham is the location of Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham, which is a Grade I listed building.[2]

Theatrical tradition

Averham weir at high water

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.[3][4] 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.[5] In 2007, the theatre was closed by the county because of safety concerns.[3]

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. Contributers include Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Sylvia Syms.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Church of St Michael, Averham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Hemley, Matthew (26 February 2014). "Judi Dench and Ian McKellen help reopen Robin Hood Theatre". The Stage. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Holme lock to Cromwell weir". www.igreens.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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