Winkburn

Winkburn
Village and civil parish
St John of Jerusalem, Winkburn
Parish map
Winkburn Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2)
Population	103 (2021)
•  Density	28/sq mi (11/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 710584
•  London	115 mi (185 km)  SSE
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Southwell
Postcode district	NG22
Dialling code	01636
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°07′23″N0°56′35″W / 53.123°N 0.943°W / 53.123; -0.943

Winkburn is a small village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located north-west of Southwell and north-west of Newark. Its population count was reported as 103 residents in the 2021 census. ^[1]

History

The parish church of St John of Jerusalem and Winkburn Hall ^[2] are both Grade I listed buildings.

1955 air incident

Provost YG502 crashed on Friday 14 October 1955 at Park Springs Wood, which killed instructor 33 year old Sqn Ldr George Herbert Tasney, of Flintham, and pilot 19 year old Alastair Hugh Gavin Low, of Hinderton Road, in Neston in west Cheshire. ^{[3] [4]}

Fire engines attended from Newark and Southwell. ^[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Winkburn

References

1. UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Winkburn parish (E04007957)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
2. "Winkburn Hall". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010.
3. Times Saturday October 15 1955, page 4
4. 1955 air incident
5. Newark Advertiser Wednesday 19 October 1955, page 12

External links

Media related to Winkburn at Wikimedia Commons

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