Wigsley

Wigsley
Village and civil parish
Former Wigsley airfield, and wind turbine, aerial 2015
Parish map
Wigsley Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2)
Population	118 (2021)
• Density	61/sq mi (24/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 860701
• London	120 mi (190 km) SSE
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWARK
Postcode district	NG23
Dialling code	01522
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark
Website	www.hugofox.com/community/wigsley-village-13420
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°13′N 0°43′W / 53.22°N 0.71°W / 53.22; -0.71

Wigsley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 178 (including Spalford),^[1] Wigsley alone reported 118 residents in the 2021 census.^[2] It is located 10 miles west of Lincoln. To the south-west of the village are the remains of R.A.F. Wigsley airfield. Wigsley is one of the Thankful Villages – those rare places that were spared fatalities in the Great War of 1914 to 1918.