Winstone

Winstone
Winstone Church
Winstone Location within Gloucestershire
Population	270 (2011 Census)
District	Cotswold
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cotswolds [1]
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°47′6″N2°3′25″W / 51.78500°N 2.05694°W / 51.78500; -2.05694

Not to be confused with Winston or Whinstone.

For people with this name, see Winstone (surname).

Winstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 270. ^[2]

Winstone forms part of the Cotswold District.

The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew was built in the 11th century. It is a grade I listed building. ^[3]

Winstone Baptist Chapel dates from about 1816. ^[4]

Winstone radio station

See also: Shanwick Oceanic Control

The Winstone radio station had several masts established by the Air Ministry in the north-east of the parish during the Second World War. From 1971 the site was also used for air traffic control, ^[5] with a transmitter mast operated by NATS Holdings about half a mile north-east of the village.

References

1. "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 23 March 2015.
3. Historic England. "Church of St. Bartholomew (Grade I) (1088409)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 December 2020.
4. "A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11, Bisley and Longtree Hundreds. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1976". British History Online. VCH. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
5. "Winstone: Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.

External links

• In depth article on the village

51°47′6″N2°3′25″W / 51.78500°N 2.05694°W / 51.78500; -2.05694