| Besthorpe | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 The old Chapel and Chapel Cottage at Besthorpe | |
 Parish map | |
  Besthorpe Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Area | 2.03 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| Population | 212 (2021) |
| • Density | 104/sq mi (40/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 825647 |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newark-on-Trent |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Dialling code | 01636 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | besthorpe |
Besthorpe is a small village in north-east Nottinghamshire close to the border with Lincolnshire. It is a civil parish in the Newark & Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 195,[1] increasing to 212 at the 2021 census.[2] The village is on the A1133 between Newark and Gainsborough, and is 1.5 miles north of the larger village of Collingham, north east of Newark on Trent. The village lies 1 mile east of the River Trent and the River Fleet flows south to east parallel with the village & A1133. Besthorpe acquired Conservation Village status in 2006 because it has maintained much of its original layout focused on Low Road and the Green.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Besthorpe (Newark and Sherwood) parish (E04007882)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 January 2024.