- Caunton
Caunton is a village in the
Newark and Sherwood district ofNottinghamshire on the A616, six miles north-west ofNewark-on-Trent in the NG23 postcode.St. Andrew's Church is the village church. The village pubs are " [http://www.theploughcaunton.co.uk The Plough] " and the " [http://www.diningpubs.co.uk/pub_details.asp?id=9 Caunton Beck] ", both on "Main Street".
Caunton Mill, also known as Sharp's Mill, was a brick tower windmill with an ogee cap, built before 1825. It was out of use in the 1930's. The mill survives, though without its cap, machinery and gallery. The height of the tower is 43 feet [Shaw, T. (1995). "Windmills of Nottinghamshire". Page 11. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3] .
HMS Caunton, named after the village, was a Ton class minesweeper from December 18th 1952 until 1970.
References
External links
* [http://www.southwell-online.co.uk/villages/villages-caunton.html Village website]
* [http://www.users.waitrose.com/~cauntoncricket Cricket club]
* [http://www.pbase.com/rhole/caunton Photo gallery]
* [http://www.cauntondeanhole.notts.sch.uk Primary school]
* [http://www.theploughcaunton.co.uk Local Pub - The Plough Inn]
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