Walesby, Nottinghamshire

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Walesby
Walesby shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	1255
OS grid reference	SK683707
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWARK
Postcode district	NG22
Dialling code	01623
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 53°14′N 0°59′W / 53.23, -0.98

Walesby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 1,255 ^[1]. It is located 16 miles north of Newark. The parish church of St Edmund is Perpendicular in style ^[2] The village is famous for its forest, part of which forms a 250 acre Scout camp site.

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• Walesby Forest

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