North Wheatley

Coordinates: 53°21′44″N 0°51′23″W / 53.36232°N 0.85635°W / 53.36232; -0.85635

North Wheatley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 489. 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.

Although there is no specific meaning for North Wheatley, the name Wheatley is of English origin and it means "from the wheat field". 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.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.