{{short description|Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = South Muskham | static_image_name = Church of St Wilfrid, South Muskham - geograph.org.uk - 4106758.jpg | static_image_caption = St Wilfred’s Church | population = 469 | country = England | map_type = Nottinghamshire | coordinates = {{coord|53.1068|-0.8203|display=inline,title|scale:25000}} | region = East Midlands | shire_county = Nottinghamshire | shire_district = Newark and Sherwood | constituency_westminster = Newark | post_town = NEWARK | postcode_district = NG23 | postcode_area = NG | dial_code = 01636 | os_grid_reference = SK 789572 | type = Village and civil parish | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-point = none | static_image_2_caption = Parish map | area_total_sq_mi = 4.39 | population_ref = (2021) | london_distance_mi = 115 | london_direction = SSE | website = {{url|http://www.smlcpc.org}} | parts_type = Settlements | parts = South Muskham{{br}}Little Carlton }}
'''South Muskham''' is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It is located west of the River Trent and the A1 road, {{convert|2|mi|0}} north of Newark-upon-Trent. The parish includes the hamlet of Little Carlton. The population of the parish was 494 in the 2011 census,<ref>[https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128695&c=South+Muskham&d=16&e=62&g=6457831&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1423690579785&enc=1 Neighbourhood statistics, 2011 census]</ref> falling to 469 at the 2021 census.<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E04007941|title=South Muskham parish|accessdate=5 February 2024}}</ref>
The village lies on the historic route of the A1 Great North Road. When the Newark Bypass was built in 1964, the old Great North Road through the village became the A6065. In 1989 the road south of the village became part of the A616, and the road through the village became the B6325. South of the village the old Great North Road passes over a causeway built in 1770 by John Smeaton,<ref>{{NHLE |num=1045946 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> and then crosses the River Trent at Muskham Bridge.
St Wilfrid's Church is a Grade I listed building. Parts of the church date back to the 13th century.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1179422 |accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>
==See also== * Listed buildings in South Muskham * North Muskham
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Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire Category:Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Category:Newark and Sherwood