Caunton
| Caunton | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Settlements |
| |
| Post town | NEWARK | |
| Postcode district | NG23 | |
| Dialling code | 01636 | |
| Police | Nottinghamshire | |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Caunton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, six miles (9.7 km) north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 483,[1] and this increased to 508 at the 2021 census.[2]
The village is notable for its association with
The village pubs are The Plough and the country pub, Caunton Beck, both on Main Street.
Caunton Mill, also known as Sharp's Mill, was a 43 ft brick tower windmill, with an ogee cap, built before 1825. It was out of use in the 1930s. The mill survives without its cap, machinery and gallery.[3]
Caunton was used as a filming location for the majority of the second-series episodes of the popular British comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, about a group of seven British migrant construction workers, with Beesthorpe Hall being used as Thornely Manor which was being renovated as part of the storyline.[4]
The hamlet of Knapthorpe is to the south of the village and A616 road, and within the parish boundary.[5]
HMS Caunton, named after the village, was a Ton-class minesweeper in service from 18 December 1952 to 1970.
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ISBN 0-900986-12-3
- ^ "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Locations Series 2: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Newcastle and Marbella". Auf-Pet.com. Auf-Pet.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ GENUKI. "Genuki: Caunton, Nottinghamshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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