Maplebeck
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Maplebeck is a village in Nottinghamshire
, England. It is located 6 miles north of Southwell
, and is part of the civil parish of Winkburn
. It is one of only five villages in England to have a church dedicated to St Radegund and it is also one of only fifty one Thankful Villages
in England and Wales - those rare places that were spared fatalities in the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
The parish church of St Radegund was extensively restored in 1898.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England. It is located 6 miles north of Southwell
Southwell
Southwell may mean the following towns in England:* Southwell, Dorset* Southwell, Nottinghamshire**Southwell Minster, historic cathedral**Southwell Racecourse, horse racing venue located near Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire...
, and is part of the civil parish of Winkburn
Winkburn
Winkburn is a small village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located north-east of Southwell and north-west of Newark.-External links:...
. It is one of only five villages in England to have a church dedicated to St Radegund and it is also one of only fifty one Thankful Villages
Thankful Villages
Thankful Villages are settlements in both England and Wales from which all their then members of the armed forces survived World War I. The term Thankful Village was popularised by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s...
in England and Wales - those rare places that were spared fatalities in the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
The parish church of St Radegund was extensively restored in 1898.