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Winkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon, England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 compared to 1,079 in 1901. The population of the electoral ward in 2011 was 2,068.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Ward population 2011 )〕 During World War II, the RAF Winkleigh Airfield was used by the RNAF from 1944 as the main training Centre in the UK after Norway shifted from Little Norway in Toronto Canada to re-locate the training facilities to a place nearer to the War theatre. The former RAF base is now the site of the West of England Transport Collection, which stores over 200 cars, lorries and buses of historical interest. It is not normally open to the public.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=West of England Transport Collection - About Us )〕 In 1975 the deaths of three members of the Luxton family at nearby West Chapple Farm, brought media interest to the area. A book ''Earth to Earth'' by John Cornwell was published about this murder and suicide case in 1982. The village was the location of Inch's Cider, producers of White Lightning cider. Inch's Cider was bought by H. P. Bulmer, who then closed the plant down. However some of those involved in the original enterprise now run Winkleigh Cider on the Hatherleigh Road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The History of our Proper Devon Cider )〕 Berner's Cross is a crossroads near the village which was bypassed by the main road in the 1940s when Winkleigh Airfield was under construction; the name now refers to the sharp corner and the area adjacent to it. ==Notable residents== * Godfrey Bremridge, First World War flying ace * William Davy, English divine * John Eveleigh, Provost of Oriel * Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate * Gordon Charles Steele, naval officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross 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「Winkleigh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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