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The South
Leverton Parish Council conducted a survey to find out the level of support for the wind farm to the east of the village. Out of 305 votes cast (approximately two-thirds of the total population), 299 votes (98.0%) were opposed to the plans. The South Leverton Parish Council said that it was
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structure since 1967. On
Retford Road there is a building which was formerly a priory, parts of which date from the twelfth century. It was restored in the nineteenth century, when a large extension was added, and is now used as a home for the elderly. It is a grade II listed structure. There is also
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Leverton is mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. Domesday place name: Cledretone People mentioned within entire folio: Aelfric; Countess Gytha; Leofwine; Men of Roger de Bully; Robert, man of William Peverel; Roger de Bully; Roger, man of Roger de Bully; Stapolwine; Thorbiorn; Ulfkil; Walan;
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to be known as the Cottam Wind Farm, comprising up to twelve wind turbines up to 145m in height, is proposed to be built between the village and Cottam by the German company
Prowind. Most of it will be in the east of the parish, with only one turbine in Cottam parish. This form of power generation
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Christian worked on the
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was closed to passengers in 1959. A contributory factor to the closure was the need for expensive repairs to the viaduct which carried the line over the river at
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Leverton gives its name to the oilfield which runs beneath it, although the well heads are located in nearby Treswell. The field produces high-grade crude oil, which is taken by road to a collection centre at
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