Gringley-on-the-Hill
| Gringley-on-the-Hill | |
  Gringley-on-the-Hill Gringley-on-the-Hill shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| District | Bassetlaw |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN10 |
| Dialling code | 01777 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bassetlaw |
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Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire, is an English village and parish. It is on the highest part of the road from Bawtry to Gainsborough, six miles east-southeast of the former, and the same distance west by north of the latter town.
Location
From its situation on the loftiest of the promontories which overlook the wide extent of Misson and Misterton Carrs, it commands such extensive prospects, that the minster of Lincoln may be seen from it on a clear day, across the vale of the Trent, whilst in the nearer distance, the Chesterfield Canal appears emerging from the tunnel at Drakeholes, and winding under the long ridge of hills which extends eastward to the Trent.
Antiquities
The English Heritage Archive includes three sites located in the village, as well as the church. These are the site of a prehistoric hillfort at Beacon Hill, the stump of a medieval market cross and a four-storey tower windmill dating from 1830.[1]
Church
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is of Norman construction, with a later Perpendicular tower . Of note is an Early English pillar piscina, a free-standing bowl for washing the communion vessels.[2]
Windmill
A brick tower windmill was built at Gringley c. 1830 by Jabez Wilkinson, replacing a post mill on the same site. The four-storey tower was derelict by 1977.[3]
External links
- http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/GringleyontheHill/White1853.html
- http://www.gringleyvillage.org.uk/
- http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/churches/gringley.htm
- http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/youandyourcommunity/communitylocalcontacts/parishes/parisheslist/parisheslist-details.htm?parishid=9473
References
- ↑ Archaeology Data Service http://ads/ahds.ac.uk
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 136.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ↑ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. Page 22. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3
1Archaeology Data Service http://ads.ahds.ac.uk
External links
Media related to Gringley-on-the-Hill at Wikimedia Commons
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