Caunton

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title: "Caunton" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["civil-parishes-in-nottinghamshire", "newark-and-sherwood", "oil-fields-of-england", "villages-in-nottinghamshire"] description: "Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caunton" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
region	East Midlands
shire_district	Newark and Sherwood
shire_county	Nottinghamshire
coordinates
postcode_area	NG
postcode_district	NG23
post_town	NEWARK
population	508
population_ref	(2021)
constituency_westminster	Newark
static_image_name	The Caunton Beck - geograph.org.uk - 4092347.jpg
static_image_caption	Caunton Beck and church
type	Village and civil parish
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	12
mapframe-point	none
static_image_2_caption	Parish map
area_total_sq_mi	4.84
dial_code	01636
london_direction	SSE
london_distance_mi	115
parts_type	Settlements
parts
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| country = England | region = East Midlands | shire_district = Newark and Sherwood | shire_county = Nottinghamshire | coordinates = | postcode_area = NG | postcode_district = NG23 | post_town = NEWARK | population = 508 | population_ref = (2021) | constituency_westminster = Newark | static_image_name = The Caunton Beck - geograph.org.uk - 4092347.jpg | static_image_caption = Caunton Beck and church | type = Village and civil parish | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 12 | mapframe-point = none | static_image_2_caption = Parish map | area_total_sq_mi = 4.84 | dial_code = 01636 | london_direction = SSE | london_distance_mi = 115 | parts_type = Settlements | parts =

Caunton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, 6 mi north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 483, and this increased to 508 at the 2021 census.

History

The village is notable for its association with Samuel Hole, who is buried in the churchyard of St. Andrew's Church. He was the village's vicar for a short while before becoming Dean of Rochester and lived in the manor. The manor house now has its own equestrian centre and a mini golf course.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/St_Andrews_Church,Caunton-geograph.org.uk-_6607353.jpg" caption="St Andrew’s Church, Caunton"] ::

Caunton Mill, also known as Sharp's Mill, was a 43 ft brick tower windmill, with an ogee cap, built before 1825. It was out of use in the 1930s. The mill survives without its cap, machinery and gallery.

Second World War

As part of the East Midlands Oil Province, oil imports from the Abadan Refinery in Iran were hampered, until Sicily was invaded in July 1943. So the only alternative was oil from England. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (BP) drilled at Eakring, and at Caunton. Oil was discovered in March 1943, and produced from May 1943. Another oil field later in 1943 was at Nocton, in North Kesteven. BP required 100,000 tons of crude oil from the Nottinghamshire fields, per year.

In 1950 the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company would set up its Kirklington Hall Research Station, nearby to the west, to investigate geophysical exploration.

Filming

Caunton was used as a filming location for the majority of the second-series episodes of the popular British comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, about a group of seven British migrant construction workers, with Beesthorpe Hall being used as Thornely Manor which was being renovated as part of the storyline.

Geography

The hamlet of Knapthorpe is to the south of the village and A616 road, and within the parish boundary.

The village pubs are The Plough and the country pub, Caunton Beck, both on Main Street.

HMS Caunton, named after the village, was a in service from 18 December 1952 to 1970.

References

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
2. "Caunton parish".
3. Shaw, T. (1995). ''Windmills of Nottinghamshire''. Page 11. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. {{ISBN. 0-900986-12-3
4. "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Locations Series 2: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Newcastle and Marbella.". Auf-Pet.com.
5. GENUKI. "Genuki: Caunton, Nottinghamshire".

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