Wigsley

Wigsley
Village and civil parish
Former Wigsley airfield, and wind turbine, aerial 2015
Map
Parish map
Wigsley is located in Nottinghamshire
Wigsley
Wigsley
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2)
Population118 (2021)
• Density61/sq mi (24/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 860701
• London120 mi (190 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWARK
Postcode districtNG23
Dialling code01522
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.hugofox.com/community/wigsley-village-13420
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°13′N 0°43′W / 53.22°N 0.71°W / 53.22; -0.71

Wigsley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 178 (including Spalford),[1] Wigsley alone reported 118 residents in the 2021 census.[2] It is located 10 miles west of Lincoln. To the south-west of the village are the remains of R.A.F. Wigsley airfield. Wigsley is one of the Thankful Villages – those rare places that were spared fatalities in the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Wigsley parish (E04007956)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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