Brinsley

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Brinsley
Village and civil parish
Former headstocks prior to 2023 dismantling[1]
Parish map
Brinsley Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Population	2,284 (2021)
• Density	1,513/sq mi (584/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 462491
• London	115 mi (185 km) SSE
District	Broxtowe, Ashfield
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Settlements	Old Brinsley (Broxtowe) New Brinsley (Ashfield)
Post town	Nottingham
Postcode district	NG16
Dialling code	01773
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Ashfield
Website	www.brinsleypc.org
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°02′13″N 1°18′46″W / 53.0369°N 01.3128°W / 53.0369; -01.3128

Brinsley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The church of St James was built in 1837–38 using Bunter sandstone from Mansfield quarries, the chancel being added in 1877.^[2]

The village is split into two sections, Old Brinsley which is within Broxtowe and New Brinsley which is in Ashfield. At the 2011 census the population of the parish was 2,327,^[3] dropping to 2,284 by the 2021 census.^[4]

The former headstocks were the last remaining examples of tandem, timber construction.^[5]