Team: Winkleigh

Team Details: Winkleigh

Last updated: 4 Jan, 2026

Name

Winkleigh

Web site

http://www.winkleighmorris.org.uk

Location

Devon

Affiliation

Federation

Gender (dancers)

mixed

Style

Cotswold, Border, Rapper, Other

Country

Own Tradition

Wnk Winkleigh

Year Founded

1990

Ceased (year)

General Notes
Men's side started January 1990. Ladies began a few weeks later. Danced joint for first couple of years, then mixed ever since. Beast: Winkle the wonder horse.
Notation for many of own dances published in 2 books and also available on website.

Seasonal Customs
Originators of the Franken's Nights Play, mid-May www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKj_65diG-A&t=9s

Archive Notes
No formal archives but much material held by founder member Colin Andrews, and photographic records by Anne Bendix.

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Photos: Winkleigh

New kit (from 2013) JMO Day of Dance Bristol 2015

Revised kit 1998 - 2013

Original kit 1990 - 1998

Dance Repertoire for Winkleigh

Trad	Dance	Style	Origin	Set	Hands	Notes	Team Variations
Adderbury	Postman's Knock	Cots..	Adderbury	4, 6, 8	Long stick	2
Adderbury	Princess Royal	Cots..	Adderbury	1, 8	Hankies / ..	1	set, notes
Adderbury	Shepherd's Hey	Cots..	Adderbury	1, 6 plus	Handclap	2
Adderbury	Sweet Jenny Jones	Cots..	Adderbury	6	Long Stick	2	set, hands, notes, links
Badby	Balance The Straws	Cots..	Winkleig..	6	Long Stick	1
Badby	Bean Setting	Cots..		6	Long Stick	2
Badby	Foggy Dew	Cots..	Winkleig..	2, 6	Hankies	2
Badby	Innocent Hare	Cots..	Winkleig..	6	Long Stick	1
Badby	Jockey To The Fair	Cots..	Winkleig..	6	Long Stick	1
Badby	Maid And The Miller	Cots..	Winkleig..	6	Hankies	2	source, notes
Bampton	Furze Field	Cots..	Michael ..	6	Hankies	1	set, notes, links, tunes
Bampton	Quaker, The	Cots..	Bampton	6	Hankies	1	set, source, notes, tunes
Bampton	Riggs of Doom	Cots..	Utrecht MM	6	Hankies	1	set, source, notes, links
Bampton	Under The Old Myrt..	Cots..	Bampton	6	Hankies	0	source, notes
Bidford	Bixstix	Cots..	Winkleig..	6	Short stick	1
Bidford	Old Woman Tossed Up	Cots..	Collecte..	6	Hankies	0	tunes
Chingford	Upton on Severn (o..	Cots..	Peter Bo..	6	Stick	1
Field Town	Nutting Girl	Cots..	Field Town	1	Hankies	1
Hinton-in-..	Jean's Sleeves	Cots..	Colin An..	6	Short stick	1	source, notes
Hinton-in-..	Jockey to the Phar..	Cots..	Colin An..	6	Hankies	2
Hinton-in-..	Lads A Bunchum	Cots..	Hinton-i..	6	Hankies	0
Horsham	Old Dan Roberts	Cots..	Broadwoo..	8	Hankies	1
Ilmington	Lively Jig	Cots..	Ilmington	4	Hankies	2	source, hands, notes
Ilmington	Maid Of The Mill	Cots..	Ilmington	6	Hankies - ..	1	notes
Lichfield	Dancing Days	Cots..	Winkleig..	4, 8	Hankies	1
Lichfield	Jenny Lind	Cots..	Lichfield	8	Long stick..	0	set, notes
Lichfield	Ploughboy	Cots..	Winkleig..	4, 8	2 short st..	2
Lichfield	Ring of Bells	Cots..	Lichfield	8	2 long sti..	2	set, notes
Lichfield	Vandals Of Hammerw..	Cots..	Lichfield	8	Long stick	2	set, notes
Stanton Ha..	Greensleeves	Cots..	Stanton ..	6	Long stick..	1
Stanton Ha..	Nutting Girl	Cots..	Stanton ..	6	Hankies, s..	1
Stanton Ha..	Princess Royal	Cots..	Stanton ..	3,6	Handclap o..	1	set, links
Steeple Cl..	Old Mother Oxford	Border	Steeple ..	6	short stic..	2
Upton Snod..	Upton Snodsbury	Border	Upton Sn..	3	long stick	0	set, source, notes
White Ladi..	White Ladies Aston	Border	Roy Domm..	8	stick	1	set, notes, tunes
Winkleigh	Anne's Well	Border	Colin An..	4	long stick	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Bluebell Polka	Border	Colin An..	5	2 short st..	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Bonny So Blue	Border	Colin An..	6	short stick	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Brimfield	Border	Winkleig..	8	Short stick	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Butterfly	Cots..	Winkleigh	6	Hankies	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Clover, The	Cots..	Colin An..	9	Hankies	2	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Constant Billy Boy	Cots..	Winkleig..	6	Handclap	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Curly Headed Ploug..	Cots..	Winkleigh	8	Two short ..	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Devon Marches	Cots..	Winkleigh	3 + pairs	Hankies	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Enid's Fancy	Cots..	Winkleigh	6	Hankies	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Froghopper	Border	Colin An..	6	long stick	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Hedgehog, The	Cots..	Colin An..	6	Hankies	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Jolly Roger	Border	Colin An..	4 or 6	Long stick	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	King Billy	Cots..	Winkleig..	6	Two long s..	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	King's Arms	Cots..	Winkleigh	4, 6	Long stick	2	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Molly Rose	Molly	Winkleigh	8	Nothing	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Morning Star	Cots..	Winkleigh	6	Long stick	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Mr Brolly	Cots..	Colin An..	4 or 6	umbrella	2	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Old Woman Of Winkl..	Cots..	Colin An..	6	Hankies	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Sally Forth	Border	Winkleigh	4	Long stick	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Seven Stars	Border	Colin An..	4	long stick	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Shirebrook	Border	Colin An..	6	short stick	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Speed The Plough	Border	Colin An..	6	short stick	0	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Susie's Jig	Cots..	Winkleig..	5	Hankies	2	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Thump at the Sun	Border	Colin An..	8	Short stick	1	(own tradition)
Winkleigh	Ty Coch Caerdydd	Border	Colin An..	6	short stick	0	(own tradition)
unspecified	Clifton Silsbury	Border		6	long stick	1	source, notes

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