Wighay

Wighay is a suburb in Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, England. Wighay is situated nearby to the neighborhood Washdyke, as well as near the village Linby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The National Academy and Church of St Michael.

The National Academy

School

The National Church of England Academy, formerly known as The National School, is a Church of England secondary school in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England.

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Hucknall

Church

Photo: Phil Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary Magdalene’s church in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, is a parish church in the Church of England dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. The church is Grade II* listed as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linby and Hucknall.

Linby

Village

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Linby is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The nearest town is Hucknall which is immediately to the south-west. The village grew up around the mills on the River Leen, from which Linby's name is derived.

Hucknall

Photo: Chris Eaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hucknall is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, 7 miles north of Nottingham, 7 miles southeast of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 9 miles from Mansfield and 10 miles south of Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Papplewick

Village

Papplewick is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, 7.5 miles north of Nottingham and 6 miles south of Mansfield. It had a population of 756 at the 2011 census, and 651 at the 2021 census.

Wighay

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.04846° or 53° 2′ 55″ north

Longitude

-1.21364° or 1° 12′ 49″ west

Elevation

325 feet (99 metres)

Open location code

9C5W2QXP+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11869587937

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

13272098

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Localities in the Area

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