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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 1085.
According to the 2001 census it has 254 inhabitants in 101 households 1. The amenities include an Anglican church, a village hall (formerly the old school) and a pub, 'The Old Plough'.
The main economic activity in the village is farming.