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'''Wigsley''' is a village in [[Nottinghamshire]], found 10 miles west of [[Lincoln]]. To the southwest of the village are the remains of RAF Wigsley airfield.
'''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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