Lowdham /ˈlaʊdəm/ is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell.

The name Lowdham seems to be derived from the Old English masculine personal nickname Hluda, combined with "hām," meaning village, community, manor, estate, or homestead, resulting in "Hluda's homestead or village.

Relics from the Middle Ages include an alabaster slab and a figure of a knight in armour, located in the chancel of St Mary's Church and inscribed in memory of Sir John de Loudham.

[citation needed] In birth order: Lowdham railway station is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line.

The retail services include two general stores, a sub-post office, several take-away eating places, a filling station and a bookshop.