Walesby, Nottinghamshire

Walesby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 1,255 people,[1] increasing slightly to 1,266 at the 2011 census.[2] It is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Newark. The parish church of St Edmund is Perpendicular in style.[3]

Walesby

Walesby Church
Walesby
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population1,266 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK683707
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWARK
Postcode districtNG22
Dialling code01623
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The former noble proprietor being the Duke of Newcastle who was then the Earl of Clare, sold the land and manor house in the mid 1700s, now being Lound Hall and Lound Hall Estate, east of Bothamsall village.

The village is famous for its forest, part of which forms a 250-acre (1.0 km2) Scout camp site. Along with the two public houses, the Red Lion and the Carpenter's Arms, there is a garage and a primary school. Also there is a small park with a skate ramp and playground. The Walesby Forest Scout Camp is just outside the village. It hosts international scouting festivals amongst other events. The village and scout camp are also located by a series of streams and the villages of Milton, Kirton, Boughton (pronounced Boot'n) and the town of New Ollerton.

Notable people

References
  1. "Area:Walesby CP (Parish)"
  2. "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.



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