Winksley

thumbnail|River Skell Winksley is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated west of Ripon, and is on the River Laver, which flows into the River Skell (a tributary of the River Ure) just outside Ripon. Winksley is surrounded by farmland and is close to several woodlands including Hencliffe wood, Kendale wood, and North wood.

==Demography== thumbnail|right|Winksley Total Population 1811–2011 As Winksley is a small parish in North Yorkshire therefore it has a relatively small population density of 142 people. There are 119 persons over the age of 16, the largest age group is adults aged between 35 and 54 indicating that Winksley is a quiet and more family orientated area. The two next largest age groups are 55–64 with 24 people and 65–74 with 22 people illustrating this is a place where many people like to retire. The population has not changed over the past two centuries, in 1811 the population was 143 persons, showing that Winksley is still at present a rural and relatively isolated area in North Yorkshire. The number of females and males is still unchanged with a slightly higher female population of 74 in both 1811 and 2011, the male population of Winksley has decreased by one from 69 in 1811 to 68 males in 2011. Even though the population in the early 1800s and the current population are extremely similar, during the mid 19th century there was a significant increase in Winksley's population. According to the historical population reports of England, in 1821 the population increased to 176 persons and by 1831 the population rocketed to 259 persons, in total Winksley's population increased by 116 people over 20 years. 1831 was the beginning of the Industrial Revolution; in the towns and cities that surrounded Winksley there would have been an increase in work for young men. But there was still agricultural work in Winksley although the number of people working in agriculture decreased from 18 in 1811 to 10 in 1831.