Rampton, Nottinghamshire

Rampton
All Saints' parish church
Rampton is located in Nottinghamshire
Rampton
Rampton
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population1,139 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSK798785
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRetford
Postcode districtDN22
Dialling code01777
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°17′51″N 0°48′15″W / 53.29746°N 0.80414°W / 53.29746; -0.80414

Rampton is a village in the civil parish of Rampton and Woodbeck, about 6 miles (10 km) east of Retford in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of 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 parish was renamed from Rampton to Rampton and Woodbeck on the 1st of April 2018.[1]

The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,139.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Notice of change of name of Parish of Rampton" (PDF). Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Area: Rampton (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.
  3. ^ "Area: Rampton CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts, 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.