Winkburn

Winkburn is a small village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located north-west of Southwell and north-west of Newark. Its population count was reported as 103 residents in the 2021 census.

History

The parish church of St John of Jerusalem and Winkburn Hall are both Grade I listed buildings.

1955 air incident

Provost YG502 crashed on Friday 14 October 1955 at Park Springs Wood, which killed instructor 33 year old Sqn Ldr George Herbert Tasney, of Flintham, and pilot 19 year old Alastair Hugh Gavin Low, of Hinderton Road, in Neston in west Cheshire.
Fire engines attended from Newark and Southwell.