Spalford

Spalford
Hamlet and civil parish
Spalford Chapel
Parish map
Spalford Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Population	91 (2021 census)
• Density	56/sq mi (22/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 8369
• London	120 mi (190 km) SSE
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG23
Dialling code	01522 / 01636
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°12′46″N 0°44′54″W / 53.21275°N 0.74845°W / 53.21275; -0.74845

Spalford is a hamlet and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Spalford was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) as 'Spaldesforde'.^[1]

The hamlet is located between South Clifton and Weecar near the county boundary with Lincolnshire, north of Newark-on-Trent.^[2] Spalford was a township in the parish of North Clifton,^[3] it became a separate parish in 1866.^[4]

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 85.^[5] 20 years later, 91 residents were reported at the 2021 census.^[6]

To the west of the parish is the River Trent, and to the south is the Local nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest known as Spalford Warren. The reserve habitat is made up of blown sand heathland, which is rare in Nottinghamshire.^[7]