Watnall

Watnall is an area of settlement in Nottinghamshire, England. It is part of Greasley civil parish, and is located one mile north of Kimberley. It is in the Nuthall West and Greasley (Watnall) ward of Broxtowe Council. The village is barely separated from Nuthall. Watnall Hall was built c.1690 and demolished in 1962.[1] 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 World War II bunkers in Watnall that served as Royal Air Force Fighter Command for the Midlands.

Watnall
Watnall
Location within Nottinghamshire
OS grid referenceSK 50119 45704
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG16
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Further reading
  • Lee, John.M. (2002). A Brief History of Watnall (First ed.).

References
  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 135. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  2. "Portrait of Launcelot Rolleston (1737-1802), of Watnall Hall". Sotherbys. Retrieved 30 March 2020.


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