Watnall is an area in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It is part of Greasley civil parish, and is located one mile north of Kimberley. It is in the Nuthall West and Greasley (Watnall) ward of Broxtowe Council. The village is barely separated from Nuthall. Watnall Hall was built c. 1690 and demolished in 1962.[1] Today, only the gate piers, fragments of the stone boundary wall and lodge remain on Main Road. Its owners included Launcelot Rolleston in the 18th century.[2] Even though only a village, Watnall is home to many businesses and organisations, such as British Bakeries and the Nottingham meteorological centre. There are three World War II bunkers in Watnall that served as Royal Air Force Fighter Command for the Midlands.#
watnall, area, borough, broxtowe, nottinghamshire, england, part, greasley, civil, parish, located, mile, north, kimberley, nuthall, west, greasley, ward, broxtowe, council, village, barely, separated, from, nuthall, hall, built, 1690, demolished, 1962, today,. Watnall is an area in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire England It is part of Greasley civil parish and is located one mile north of Kimberley It is in the Nuthall West and Greasley Watnall ward of Broxtowe Council The village is barely separated from Nuthall Watnall Hall was built c 1690 and demolished in 1962 1 Today only the gate piers fragments of the stone boundary wall and lodge remain on Main Road Its owners included Launcelot Rolleston in the 18th century 2 Even though only a village Watnall is home to many businesses and organisations such as British Bakeries and the Nottingham meteorological centre There are three World War II bunkers in Watnall that served as Royal Air Force Fighter Command for the Midlands WatnallWatnallLocation within NottinghamshireOS grid referenceSK 50119 45704DistrictBroxtoweShire countyNottinghamshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNOTTINGHAMPostcode districtNG16Dialling code0115PoliceNottinghamshireFireNottinghamshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentBroxtoweList of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53 00 22 N 1 15 11 W 53 006 N 1 253 W 53 006 1 253See also editListed buildings in GreasleyReferences edit Pevsner Nikolaus 1979 The Buildings of England Nottinghamshire page 135 Harmondsworth Middx Penguin Portrait of Launcelot Rolleston 1737 1802 of Watnall Hall Sotherbys Retrieved 30 March 2020 Further reading editLee John M 2002 A Brief History of Watnall First ed nbsp This Nottinghamshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Watnall amp oldid 1154937385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
