Winstone
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Winstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 270.[2]
Winstone | |
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![]() Winstone Church | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 270 (2011 Census) |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Winstone forms part of the Cotswold District.
The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew was built in the 11th century. It is a grade I listed building.[3]
Winstone Baptist Chapel dates from about 1816.[4]
Winstone radio station
The Winstone radio station had several masts established by the Air Ministry in the north-east of the parish during the Second World War. From 1971 the site was also used for air traffic control,[5] with a transmitter mast operated by NATS Holdings about half a mile north-east of the village.
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