Littleborough, Nottinghamshire

Littleborough, Nottinghamshire

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=
latitude= 53.33
longitude=-0.76
official_name = Littleborough
population =
shire_district=Bassetlaw
shire_county= Nottinghamshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town= RETFORD
postcode_district = DN22
postcode_area=DN
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= SK824825

Littleborough is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 8 miles east of Retford, and is in the civil parish of Sturton le Steeple. Littleborough is the site of the Roman town of Segelocum, situated on the west bank of the River Trent where the road from Lincoln to Doncaster bridged or forded the river,The parish church of St Nicholas is Norman, and contains some Roman tiles in its stonework [Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. "The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire". page 166. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.] .

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