Country: | England |
Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
Region: | South West England |
Coordinates: | 51.785°N -2.0569°W |
Shire District: | Cotswold |
Constituency Westminster: | The Cotswolds |
Static Image Name: | Winstone Church - geograph.org.uk - 1539315.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Winstone Church |
Population: | 270 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
Winstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 270.[1]
Winstone forms part of the Cotswold District.
The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew was built in the 11th century. It is a grade I listed building.
Winstone Baptist Chapel dates from about 1816.[2]
See also: Shanwick Oceanic Control. The Winstone radio station had several masts established by the Air Ministry in the north-east of the parish during the Second World War. From 1971 the site was also used for air traffic control,[3] with a transmitter mast operated by NATS Holdings about half a mile north-east of the village.