St Martin's, Bole, Nottinghamshire, England: Pete's Research

Bole church, dedicated to St Martin, is an ancient edifice, with chancel, tower and three bells.

Bole is a small village and parish on the west bank of the Trent, 2 miles south-west of Gainsborough, containing about 1,163 acres of land, mostly a strong clay, except on the Trent bank, where it is a rich loamy marsh. Owing to the river having changed its ancient course, about 110 acres of land which adjoin this parish, are in Lincolnshire. Naturally the modern world has imposed it's footprint on the idyllic surroundings, but the Blot on the Landscape that is the nearby Power station can be kept out of photographs by careful use of Trees!

Church Farm which the Winks farmed for several generations is opposite the lynch gate leading into the Church, and a recent development has been the building of a small row of houses behind the Farm house using materials recycled from the farm's out buildings which has resulted in a pleasant appearance without imposing on the outlook. Bole is still a peaceful rural area and the surrounding villages also maintain their tranquillity, The origin of Church Farm appears to date from 1394 when King Richard II granted leave to William Rothwell to assign "eight acres of (arable) land and six acres of Pasture" for the support of the Vicar of St Martin's and his successors.
St Martin's
This is the Anglican Church in Bole where so many members of the Winks family were christened between 1724 and 1891. Between 1756 and 1776 the children were christened in this church in the morning(?) before being taken to the Taylor's family church in Gainsborough for Baptism. Several family members are buried in the churchyard. The 5 Standing stones visible to the right of the Path are Winks, you can also see the Flat stone in the middle which is the marker for John Winks Senior and his Wife.

Memorial

Thumb	Description	Status	Location	Name (Died/Buried)
	Anne (JACKSON) WINKS 1766-1841 Headstone in Bole Churchyard	Located		Ann JACKSON (d. 5 Oct 1841)
	Anne Crosby 1837-1852 Headstone in St Martin, Bole Note variation in spelling of Crosby	Located		Miss Anne CROSBY (d. 30 Mar 1852)
	Charles CROSBY 1841-1861 Headstone in St Martin Bole Erectted by Brother John	Located		Charles CROSBY (d. 18 Apr 1861)
	Emma DONCASTER (WINKS) MILLER 1855-1894 Headstone Bole Churchyard Also Rose Ellen (Winks) Blagg Also Kate Winks	Located		Emma (Winks) DONCASTER (d. 1 Jan 1894) Miss Kate WINKS (d. 19 Jun 1876) Rose Ellen WINKS (d. 9 Mar 1894)
	George BINGLEY 1781-1847 Headstone in St Martin, Bole	Located		George BINGLEY (d. 12 Sep 1847)
	George Winks 1795-1825 Headstone in Bole Churchyard	Located		George WINKS (d. 26 Apr 1825) John WINKS, Jr III (d. 1 Mar 1814)
	George WINKS 1801-1831 Headstone in Bole Churchyard	Located		George WINKS (d. 9 Sep 1831)
	James TAYLOR 1858-1935 Headstone in St Martin, Bole	Located		James TAYLOR (d. 9 Mar 1940) Ann Winks Doncaster WINKS (d. 30 Jun 1935)
	John BINGLEY 1804-1871 Headstone in St Martin, Bole	Located		John BINGLEY (d. Nov 1871) Mary NILES (d. 19 Feb 1867)
	John WINKS Sr 1729-1803 Headstone under the yew tree in Bole In Memory of John Winks Sen. who departed this life March 23 1803 aged 73 years. Also Mary, the Wife of John Winks, who departed this life July 17th 1803 aged 69 years and three of their children,	Located		Mary TAYLOR (d. 17 Jul 1803) John WINKS, Senior II (d. 23 Mar 1803)
	Martha (Stones) BINGLEY 1776-1860 Headstone in St Martin, Bole	Located		Martha STONES (d. 20 May 1860)
	Mary (BINGLEY) WINKS 1808-1886 Headstone in Bole Churchyard	Located		Mary BINGLEY (d. 1 Mar 1886)
	Sarah (PARKINSON) BREWER 1799-1825 Headstone in St Martin, Bole	Located		Sarah PARKINSON (d. 24 Jun 1825)
	Thomas BREWER 1808-1877 Headstone in St Martin, Bole	Located		Thomas BREWER (d. 26 Jul 1877) Harriet WHITAKER (d. 17 Aug 1852)
	William BREWER 1778-1869 Headstone in St Marin, Bole with his second Wife First wife Sarah is within 2 metres	Located		William BREWER (d. 2 Mar 1869) Russell BURDER (d. 3 Nov 1876)
	William CROSBY 1800-1848 Headstone in St Martin, Bole	Located		Elizabeth BREWER (d. 3 Jun 1885) William CROSBY (d. 1 Sep 1848)
	William Winks 1803-1884 Headstone Headstone In loving memory of William Winks Who died June 4th 1885 Aged 81 years Also of Harriet Widow of above Who died Jan 21st 1915 aged 81 Years Also of Mary Ann Sister of William Winks and widow of Stephen C Caswell	Located		Harriet DONCASTER (d. 21 Jan 1915) Mary Ann WINKS (d. 4 Apr 1889) William WINKS (d. 4 Jun 1884)