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North Wheatley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 489.〔("Area: North Wheatley CP (Parish)" )〕 It is located 6 miles north-east of Retford. The village has a number of 17th century brick houses. The Old Hall on Low Street/Church Hill is dated 1673, with the arms of the Cartwright family. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul was restored in 1896. Many farms in the area have dovecotes, either as free-standing buildings or above farm buildings.〔Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.〕 Although there is no specific meaning for North Wheatley, the name Wheatley is of English origin and it means "''from the wheat field''".〔(The Meaning of Names Website )〕 View North Wheatley through this (boundary map ). == Church == The church was built in the 13th century, and is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.〔(GEN UKI Website )〕 Gilbert White includes a brief description of the Church itself, written in the 1853 Directory of Nottinghamshire. It has a tower with 5 bells, but the Chancel was rebuilt in 1824.〔(GEN UKI - Whites Directory )〕 In 1896, the Church was restored by Hodgson Fowler, an English architect who specialized in restoring churches. The 1st of February 1967 saw the church listed as a Grade II * listed building, this given to particularly important buildings of more than special interest,〔Wikipedia Article〕 and it is still in use present day. Most Sundays, there is a Church Service 〔Details of this are listed in the appropriate referenced website.〕 in the village at 10.30am in either Church or Chapel.〔(North and South Wheatley Village Website )〕 The current Reverend is Mark Cantrill. The Middleton Wheatley Foundation Trust was established in 1981 by Lord Middleton with the proceeds from the sale of the old school house. It aims to promote education, in particular religious education, in the village. Interest from the trust's investments are distributed to charitable projects in these areas three times each year.〔(Middleton Trust Website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Wheatley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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