Team: Winkleigh
Team Details: Winkleigh
Last updated: 4 Jan, 2026Name
Winkleigh
Web site
Location
Devon
Affiliation
Federation
Gender (dancers)
mixed
Style
Cotswold, Border, Rapper, Other
Country
UK
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.
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
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.
No formal archives but much material held by founder member Colin Andrews, and photographic records by Anne Bendix.
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Photos: Winkleigh
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.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Badby | Bean Setting | Cots.. | 6 | Long Stick | 2 | ||
| Badby | Foggy Dew | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 2, 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Badby | Innocent Hare | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Badby | Jockey To The Fair | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Badby | Maid And The Miller | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Hankies | 1 | 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.. | Winkleigh | 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.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Short stick | 2 | source, notes |
| Hinton-in-.. | Jockey to the Phar.. | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 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.. | Winkleigh | 4, 8 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Lichfield | Jenny Lind | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | Long stick.. | 0 | set, notes |
| Lichfield | Ploughboy | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 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 | 0 | set, notes, tunes |
| Winkleigh | Anne's Well | Border | Winkleigh | 4 | long stick | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Bluebell Polka | Border | Winkleigh | 5 | 2 short st.. | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Bonny So Blue | Border | Winkleigh | 6 | short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Brimfield | Border | Winkleigh | 8 | Short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Butterfly | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Hankies | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Clover, The | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 9 | Hankies | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Constant Billy Boy | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 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 | Winkleigh | 6 | long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Hedgehog, The | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Hankies | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Jolly Roger | Border | Winkleigh | 4 or 6 | Long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | King Billy | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Two long s.. | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | King's Arms | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 4, 6 | Long stick | 1 | (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.. | Winkleigh | 4 or 6 | umbrella | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Old Woman Of Winkl.. | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Hankies | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Sally Forth | Border | Winkleigh | 4 | Long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Seven Stars | Border | Winkleigh | 4 | long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Shirebrook | Border | Winkleigh | 6 | short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Speed The Plough | Border | Winkleigh | 6 | short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Susie's Jig | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 5 | Hankies | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Thump at the Sun | Border | Winkleigh | 8 | Short stick | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Ty Coch Caerdydd | Border | Winkleigh | 6 | short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| unspecified | Clifton Silsbury | Border | 6 | long stick | 1 | source, notes |
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