Caunton is a village in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, six miles north-west of Newark-on-Trent in the NG23 postcode.
The Village is also well known for Dean Hole who is buried in the church yard and lived there, he was also the village vicar for a short while before getting his Dean-ship. He lived the manor. The manor is a very extensive house which now has its own equestrian centre and a mini golf course.
St. Andrew's Church is the village church. The village pubs are The Plough and the country pub,Caunton Beck, both on Main Street.
Caunton Mill, also known as Sharp's Mill, was a brick tower windmill with an ogee cap, built before 1825. It was out of use in the 1930s. The mill survives, though without its cap, machinery and gallery. The height of the tower is 43 feet[1].
HMS Caunton, named after the village, was a Ton class minesweeper from December 18, 1952 until 1970.
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