Watnall
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| Watnall | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 The Royal Oak, Watnall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK501457 |
| Location: | 53°0’22"N, 1°15’11"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Nottingham |
| Postcode: | NG16 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Broxtowe |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broxtowe |
Watnall is village in Nottinghamshire, just to the west of Nottingham and caught up in the expansion of the larger village of Kimberley along with Nuthall: it is a mile from Kimberley's town centre, at the north edge of Nuttall.
Watnall Hall was built around 1690 and demolished in 1962.[1] Today,only the gate piers,fragments of the stone boundary wall and lodge remain on Main Road. Its owners included Launcelot Rolleston in the 18th century.[2]
Even though only a village, Watnall is home to many businesses and organisations, such as British Bakeries and the Nottingham meteorological centre. There are three Second World War bunkers in Watnall that served as Royal Air Force Fighter Command for the Midlands.
Further reading
- Lee, John.M. (2002). A Brief History of Watnall (First ed.).
References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, 1951; 1979 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09636-1page 135
- ↑ "Portrait of Launcelot Rolleston (1737-1802), of Watnall Hall". http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/important-british-paintings-1500-1850-l05121/lot.83.html.
