In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Winkburn like this:
WINKBOURNE, a parish in Southwell district, Notts; 3 miles N of Southwell r. station. Post town, Southwell. Acres, 2,240. Real property, £2,263. Pop., 172. Houses, 30. The manor belonged once to the Knights of St. John; went, in the time of Edward VI., to the Burnells; and, with W. Hall, belongs now to E. V. P. Burnell, Esq. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £50. Patron, E. V. P. Burnell, Esq. The church is old. There is an endowed school with £30 a year.
Winkburn through time
Winkburn is now part of Newark and Sherwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newark and Sherwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Winkburn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winkburn, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14532
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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