Weston is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 10 miles south of Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 312,[1] increasing to 393 (and including Grassthorpe) at the 2011 census,[2] Weston alone reported 333 residents at the 2021 census.[3] The parish church of All Saints is 13th century. At the south-east end of the village are three 16th century tenements built with cruck trusses.[4]
| Weston | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
_All_Saints%27_church_(26685893062).jpg) All Saints' church | |
 Parish map | |
  Weston Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Area | 2.71 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| Population | 333 (2021) |
| • Density | 123/sq mi (47/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 775679 |
| • London | 120 mi (190 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Dialling code | 01636 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Weston like this: "WESTON, a parish, with a village, in Southwell district, Notts; on the Great Northern railway, 3 miles NNW of Carlton-on-Trent. Post town, Newark. Acres, 1,690. Real property, £2,745. Pop., 380. Houses, 85. The manor belongs to Earl Manvers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £500. Patron, Earl Manvers. The church was recently repaired, and has a tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel and an endowed school."
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Area: Weston CP (Parish)"
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Weston (Newark and Sherwood) parish (E04007955)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 289–290. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
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