page_title: Egmanton
section_title: Egmanton Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Egmanton / Historical sites / Egmanton Castle
caption_attribution_description: English: The Old Plough pub, Egmanton.
context_page_description: Egmanton is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, and is located one mile south of Tuxford and one mile north of Laxton. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 286. The name derives from the Old English words for Ecgmund's farm/settlement.
  The nearest larger towns are Retford and Newark-on-Trent. It is located approximately 35 metres above sea level.
  It is part of the Caunton Ward of the administrative district of Newark and Sherwood District Council and the county of Nottinghamshire. It lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Newark.
  Egmanton was mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086.
  According to the 2001 census it has 254 inhabitants in 101 households. The amenities include an Anglican church, a village hall and a pub, 'The Old Plough'.
  The main economic activity in the village is farming.
context_section_description: Egmanton Castle consists of the remains of a Motte and Bailey style castle. It is commonly known as Gaddick Hill.
caption: The Old Plough, Egmanton
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