Walesby, Nottinghamshire

Walesby, Nottinghamshire

infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=
latitude= 53.23
longitude=-0.98
official_name =Walesby
population =1255
shire_district=Newark and Sherwood
shire_county= Nottinghamshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town= NEWARK
postcode_district = NG22
postcode_area=NG
dial_code=01623
os_grid_reference= SK683707

Walesby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 1,255 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798474&c=Walesby&d=16&e=15&g=479223&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206356112135&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 "Area:Walesby CP (Parish)"] ] . It is located 16 miles north of Newark. The parish church of St Edmund is Perpendicular in style [Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. "The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire".Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.] The village is famous for its forest, part of which forms a 250 acre Scout camp site.

References

External links

* [http://www.walesbyforest.org.uk/ Walesby Forest]


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