Watnall

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{infobox UK place | country = England | static_image = | static_image_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|53.006|-1.253|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Watnall | population = | shire_district = Borough of Broxtowe | shire_county = Nottinghamshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Broxtowe | post_town = NOTTINGHAM | postcode_district = NG16 | postcode_area = NG | dial_code = 0115 | os_grid_reference = SK 50119 45704 }} '''Watnall''' is an area in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It is part of Greasley civil parish, and is located one mile north of Kimberley. It is in the Nuthall West and Greasley (Watnall) ward of Broxtowe Council. The village is barely separated from Nuthall. Watnall Hall was built c. 1690 and demolished in 1962.<ref>Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 135. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.</ref> Today, only the gate piers, fragments of the stone boundary wall and lodge remain on Main Road. Its owners included Launcelot Rolleston in the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/important-british-paintings-1500-1850-l05121/lot.83.html|title=Portrait of Launcelot Rolleston (1737-1802), of Watnall Hall|website=Sotherbys|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref> Even though only a village, Watnall is home to many businesses and organisations, such as British Bakeries aero fabrications, Custom Duct, midland industrial designers and the Nottingham meteorological centre. There are three World War II bunkers in Watnall that served as Royal Air Force Fighter Command for the Midlands.

==See also== *Listed buildings in Greasley

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== Further reading == *{{cite book |last= Lee|first= John.M.|title= A Brief History of Watnall|edition= First|year= 2002}}

Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire Category:Populated places in the Borough of Broxtowe