Collingham, Nottinghamshire: a Trent-side parish of Roman shadows and two medieval churches

Collingham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, close to the River Trent and the A46, about 6 miles from Newark-on-Trent and 15 miles from Lincoln. The parish includes North and South Collingham, along with nearby Brough and Danethorpe, and it preserves a notably deep historical footprint. The village lies close to the Roman fort at Brough and to the Fosse Way, and local discoveries have included Roman coins, jewellery and villa remains. Its name suggests an early Saxon foundation, and it is recorded in the Domesday Book. Unusually, the settlement had two churches even before the Norman Conquest, a sign of its scale and complexity in the early medieval period.
Population: 3,052 inhabitants (2021 census).
Distance: about 6 miles from Newark-on-Trent, 15 miles from Lincoln and 28 miles from Nottingham.
Traditions and culture: Collingham carries a strong parish identity shaped by church life, the Trent floodplain, agriculture and a long memory of settlement along historic routes.
Highlights: St John the Baptist’s Church, the wider historic parish with its two church tradition, the River Trent setting, nearby Roman heritage at Brough and the village’s old cross and main street landmarks.