Caunton
| Caunton | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Caunton Mill and Village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK745600 |
| Location: | 53°7’56"N, 0°53’9"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 483 (2011) |
| Post town: | Newark |
| Postcode: | NG23 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newark and Sherwood |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newark |
Caunton is a village in Nottinghamshire, on the A616, six miles north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode. The population (including Maplebeck and Winkburn) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 483.
The manor house now has its own equestrian centre and a mini golf course.
The village pubs are The Plough and the country pub, Caunton Beck, both on Main Street.
Parish church
The parish church, St Andrew's Church, is medieval but was restored in 1869 by Ewan Christian.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
Samuel Hole is buried in the churchyard of St Andrew's Church. He was the village's vicar for a short while before becoming Dean of Rochester and lived in the manor. He was famed in the author and horticulturalist in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, with particular expertise in roses.
About the village
Caunton Mill, also known as Sharp's Mill, was a 43 feet brick tower windmill, with an ogee cap, built before 1825. It was out of use in the 1930s. The mill survives without its cap, machinery or gallery.[3]
The hamlet of Knapthorpe is to the south of the village and A616 road, and within the parish boundary.[4]
On television
Caunton was used as a filming location for the majority of the second-series episodes of the popular comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, about a group of seven British migrant construction workers, with Beesthorpe Hall being used as Thornely Manor which was being renovated as part of the storyline.[5]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, 1951; 1979 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09636-1page 95
- ↑ National Heritage List 1045974: Church of St Andrew
- ↑ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. Page 11. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3
- ↑ Information on Caunton from GENUKI
- ↑ "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Locations Series 2: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Newcastle and Marbella.". Auf-Pet.com. Auf-Pet.com. http://www.auf-pet.com/s2e3locations#.V6taf_krLIU. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
