Winstone

Human settlement in England

Winstone

Winstone Church

Winstone

Location within Gloucestershire

Population| 270 (2011 Census)
District|

* Cotswold

Shire county|

* Gloucestershire

Region|

* South West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Police| Gloucestershire
Fire| Gloucestershire
Ambulance| South Western
UK Parliament|

* The Cotswolds

List of places

England
Gloucestershire

51°47′6″N 2°3′25″W﻿ / ﻿51.78500°N 2.05694°W﻿ / 51.78500; -2.05694

Not to be confused with Winston or Whinstone.

For people with this name, see Winstone (surname).

Winstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 270.[1]

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.[2]

Winstone Baptist Chapel dates from about 1816.[3]

## Winstone radio station

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See also: Shanwick Oceanic Control

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,[4] with a transmitter mast operated by NATS Holdings about half a mile north-east of the village.

## References

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1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Bartholomew (Grade I) (1088409)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
3. ^ "A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11, Bisley and Longtree Hundreds. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1976". British History Online. VCH. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
4. ^ "Winstone: Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.

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