Winkleigh
Sign in to saveWinkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon, England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305, compared to 1,079 in 1901. The population of the electoral ward in 2011 was 2,068.
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Place details
- Locality
- Torridge
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,305
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_caption
- View of the edge of Winkleigh
- UK place.official_name
- Winkleigh
- UK place.population
- 1,305
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Winkleigh
- UK place.shire_district
- Torridge
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Torridge and West Devon
- UK place.post_town
- WINKLEIGH
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX19
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Torridge
- Population
- +1622
- Image
- Winkleigh, Methodist church - geograph.org.uk - 1464736.jpg
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- P8168
- Moritz Leitner
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Article
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- History
- Berner's Cross
- Notable residents
- References
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Winkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon, England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305, compared to 1,079 in 1901. The population of the electoral ward in 2011 was 2,068.
==History== During World War II, the RAF Winkleigh Airfield was used by the RNoAF from 1944 as the main training Centre in the UK after Norway shifted from Little Norway in Toronto Canada to re-locate the training facilities to a place nearer to the War theatre. The former RAF base is now the site of the West of England Transport Collection, which stores over 200 cars, lorries and buses of historical interest. It is not normally open to the public.