Wigsley Explained

Country:England
Static Image Caption:Former Wigsley airfield, and wind turbine, aerial 2015
Coordinates:53.22°N -0.71°W
Official Name:Wigsley
Population:118
Population Ref:(2021)
Shire District:Newark and Sherwood
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Newark
Post Town:NEWARK
Postcode District:NG23
Postcode Area:NG
Dial Code:01522
Os Grid Reference:SK 860701
Type:Village and civil parish
Static Image Name:Former Wigsley airfield, and wind turbine, aerial 2015 - geograph.org.uk - 4698053.jpg
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Frame-Width:240
Frame-Height:220
Zoom:12
Static Image 2 Caption:Parish map
Area Total Sq Mi:1.92
London Distance Mi:120
London Direction:SSE

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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 17 April 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.