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'''Wigsley''' is a village in [[Nottinghamshire]], found 10 miles west of [[Lincoln]]. To the | '''Wigsley''' is a village and civil parish in [[Nottinghamshire]], found 10 miles west of [[Lincoln]]. To the south-west of the village are the remains of RAF Wigsley airfield. The civil parish originates as a township of the ancient parish of [[Thorney, Nottinghamshire|Thorney]] in [[Newark Wapentake]]. | ||
Wigsley is one of the [[Thankful Villages]]; those rare places that were spared the loss of any of their men in the Great War of 1914 to 1918. | Wigsley is one of the [[Thankful Villages]]; those rare places that were spared the loss of any of their men in the Great War of 1914 to 1918. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 16 February 2021
| Wigsley | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 St George the Martyr, Wigsley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK860701 |
| Location: | 53°13’12"N, -0°42’36"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newark |
| Postcode: | NG23 |
| Dialling code: | 01522 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newark and Sherwood |
Wigsley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, found 10 miles west of Lincoln. To the south-west of the village are the remains of RAF Wigsley airfield. The civil parish originates as a township of the ancient parish of Thorney in Newark Wapentake.
Wigsley is one of the Thankful Villages; those rare places that were spared the loss of any of their men in the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
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