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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Wigsley like this:
Wigsley (or Wiggesley), township, Thorney par., Notts, 8 miles E. of Tuxford, pop. 91. Wigsthorpe. See LILFORD CUM WIGSTHORPE.
Wigsley is now part of NEWARK AND SHERWOOD District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWARK AND SHERWOOD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wigsley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wigsley, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7815
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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