Watnall is an area of settlement in Nottinghamshire

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

England

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. It is part of Greasley

Greasley

Greasley is a parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today. The built up areas in the parish are Giltbrook, Moorgreen , Newthorpe, Watnall and parts of Eastwood, Kimberley and...

 civil parish, and is located one mile north of Kimberley

Kimberley, Nottinghamshire

Kimberley is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, lying 6 miles northwest of Nottingham along the A610. The town grew as a centre for coal mining, brewing and hosiery manufacturing...

. The village is barely separated from Nuthall

Nuthall

Nuthall is a village located in Nottinghamshire, England, neighbouring Kimberley, Watnall, Cinderhill and Basford.It is part of the Borough of Broxtowe....

. Generally both areas are considered to be more affluent and middle-class than the neighbouring town of Kimberley. Watnall Hall was built c. 1690 and demolished in 1962.
Even though only a village, Watnall is home to many businesses and organisations, such as British Bakeries

British Bakeries

British Bakeries is the bread making arm of Rank Hovis McDougall, manufacturing Hovis, Nimble and Mothers Pride as well as supermarket's own brand bread for shops such as Tesco, Asda and The Co-operative Group. British Bakeries parent company is Premier Foods...

 and the Nottingham

Nottingham

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 meteorological

Meteorology

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 centre. There are three World War II bunkers in Watnall that served as Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

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 Fighter Command for the Midlands

English Midlands

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