Winkleigh
| Winkleigh | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Winkleigh | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS634075 |
| Location: | 50°51’5"N, 3°56’30"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,305 (2011) |
| Post town: | Winkleigh |
| Postcode: | EX19 |
| Dialling code: | 01837 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Torridge |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Torridge and West Devon |
Winkleigh is a small village in northern Devon. The parish population at the 2011 census was 1,305, compared to 1,079 in 1901.[1] From the fields around the village run a number of streams, two minor streams running west to the River Okement and another east to the River Taw.
History
During Second World War, the RAF Winkleigh Airfield was used by the Royal Norwegian Air Force from 1944 as the main training Centre in Britain, after Norway's exiled armed forces moved from Little Norway in Toronto Canada to re-locate the training facilities to a place nearer to the War theatre. The former RAF base is now the site of the West of England Transport Collection, which stores over 200 cars, lorries and buses of historical interest. It is not normally open to the public.[2]
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In 1975 the deaths of three members of the Luxton family at nearby West Chapple Farm, brought media interest to the area. A book Earth to Earth by John Cornwell was published about this murder and suicide case in 1982.
The village was the location of Inch's Cider, producers of White Lightning cider. Inch's Cider was bought by H. P. Bulmer, who then closed the plant down. However some of those involved in the original enterprise now run Winkleigh Cider on the Hatherleigh Road.[3]
Berner's Cross
Berner's Cross is a crossroads near the village which was bypassed by the main road in the 1940s when Winkleigh Airfield was under construction; the name now refers to the sharp corner and the area adjacent to it.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Winkleigh) |
- Winkleigh Parish Council
- Information on Winkleigh from GENUKI
- Devon village gets top family-friendly rating – BBC News
References
- ↑ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 187. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
- ↑ "West of England Transport Collection - About Us". http://wetc.uk.com/about.html. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "The History of our Proper Devon Cider". Sam's Cider. http://www.winkleighcider.co.uk/about. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
