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List Of Schools In Warwickshire
This is a list of schools in Warwickshire, England: State-funded schools Primary schools *Abbey CE Infant School, Nuneaton *Abbots Farm Infant School, Rugby *Abbots Farm Junior School, Rugby *Acorns Primary School, Long Compton *All Saints CE Academy, Leek Wootton *All Saints CE Junior School, Warwick *All Saints CE Primary School, Nuneaton *Alveston CE Primary School, Tiddington *Arden Forest Infant School, Bulkington *Arley Primary School, Arley *Austrey CE Primary School, Austrey * Aylesford School, Warwick *Barford St Peter's CE Primary School, Barford *Bawnmore Community Infant School, Rugby *Bidford-On-Avon CE Primary School, Bidford-on-Avon *Bilton CE Junior School, Rugby *Bilton Infant School, Rugby *Binley Woods Primary School, Binley Woods *Birchwood Primary School, Dordon *Bishop's Itchington Primary School, Bishop's Itchington *Bishop's Tachbrook CE Primary School, Bishop's Tachbrook *Bishopton Primary School, Stratford-upon-Avon *Boughton Leigh Infant Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon and Victorian novelist George Eliot, (born Mary Ann Evans), at Nuneaton. Other significant towns include Rugby, Leamington Spa, Bedworth, Kenilworth and Atherstone. The county offers a mix of historic towns and large rural areas. It is a popular destination for international and domestic tourists to explore both medieval and more recent history. The county is divided into five districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon. The current county boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The historic county boundaries included Coventry, Sutton Coldfield and Solihull, as well as much of Birmingham and Tamworth. Geography Warwickshire is bordered by Leicestershire to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Tachbrook
Bishop's Tachbrook is a village and civil parish in the Warwick District of Warwickshire, England. The village is about south of Warwick and Leamington Spa. A church at Bishop's Tachbrook is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The village contains traditional half-timbered buildings, and modern residences including council-owned terraced housing. Facilities and amenities include The Leopard public house, the oldest part of which was a morgue for the nearby crematorium, small retail outlets including a corner shop, a primary school for children aged 4 to 11, and a park which includes a BMX track. The 'Victory Club' is used for social purposes by the church. There is sports and social club which is the base for Leamington Hibernians Football Club of the Midland Football League, while the National League North side Leamington F.C. play near the village. Local governance is provided by a parish council. According to the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 2,514, increasing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coughton, Alcester
Coughton is a small village located between Studley to the North and Alcester, to the South, in the county of Warwickshire, England. The village lies from Birmingham on the Birmingham–Alcester A435 road, which here follows the line of the Roman road Icknield Street. The village mainly consists of a number of houses on Sambourne Lane, Coughton Lane and farms and is primarily noted as being the location of the National Trust property, Coughton Court, which lies 400 yards to the east of the A435. The population according to the 2001 Census was 139, increasing to 157 in the 2011 Census. Etymology The name may suggest a settlement or farm known for the hunting of woodcock or game birds, However, the prefix Cock- is not uncommon in place-names, but its meaning is doubtful. Under orders from William he constructed a ditch with an entrance gate around the town of Warwick as part of William's campaign in 1068–69 known as the Harrying of the North. Thorkell was one of only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleshill, Warwickshire
Coleshill ( ) is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole, on which it stands. It had a population of 6,481 in the 2011 Census and is situated east-northeast of Birmingham, southeast of Sutton Coldfield, south of Tamworth, northwest of Coventry by road and 13 miles (21km) west of Nuneaton. Location Coleshill is located on a ridge between the rivers Cole and Blythe which converge to the north with the River Tame. It is just to the east of the border with West Midlands county outside Birmingham. According to the 2001 Census statistics it is part of the West Midlands conurbation, despite gaps of open green belt land between Coleshill and the rest of the conurbation. The green belt narrows to approximately to the north near Water Orton, and to approximately at the southern tip of the settlement boundary where Coleshill becomes Coleshill Heath, but is in excess of wide at some points in between. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenilworth
Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick District in Warwickshire, England, south-west of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. It lies on Finham Brook, a tributary of the River Sowe, which joins the River Avon (Warwickshire), River Avon north-east of the town. At the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 Census, the population was 22,538. The town is home to the ruins of Kenilworth Castle and St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth, Kenilworth Abbey. History Medieval and Tudor A settlement existed at Kenilworth by the time of the 1086 Domesday Book, which records it as ''Chinewrde''. Geoffrey de Clinton (died 1134) initiated the building of an Kenilworth Abbey, Augustinian priory in 1122, which coincided with his initiation of Kenilworth Castle. The priory was raised to the rank of an abbey in 1450 and suppressed with the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s. Thereafter, the abbey grounds next to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton Upon Dunsmore
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire in England on the north-eastern outskirts of Rugby, approximately from Rugby town centre. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,304. Clifton is counted as being part of the Rugby built-up area, but is considered separate from the town. Location Clifton bears the distinction of being the most easterly village in Warwickshire (and of the entire West Midlands region). The village is located on a fairly steep hill, which at its highest point elevates to above sea level. The Oxford Canal runs past at the foot of the hill to the south-west. To the north of the village is the River Avon. Around north-east of Clifton is Dow Bridge, where the A5 road (Watling Street) crosses the River Avon, and the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire meet, forming a tripoint. History The area around Clifton was settled during Roman times; around one and a half mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claverdon
Claverdon is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England, about west of the county town of Warwick. Claverdon's toponym comes from the Old English for "clover hill". The hill is near the centre of the scattered parish which included the township of Langley to the south, and formerly comprised the manors of Claverdon, Langley, Kington (to the south-west), and Songar (in the south-east). There are hamlets near the church and at Yarningale, Kington, Lye Green, and Gannaway; and there is also a group of houses near the school. It includes modern development along with historic buildings: the forge; The Stone Building; St Michael's Church; and 16th and 17th century half-timbered cottages. History The Manor of Claverdon is recorded in the Domesday Book as part of the lands of the Count of Meulan, Robert of Beaumont who had inherited Meulan through his mother. It states; "In Ferncombe Hundred, (Clavendone) Claverdon, Bovi held it; he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedworth
Bedworth ( or locally ) is a market town and unparished area in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : It is situated between Coventry, 6 miles (9.5 km) to the south, and Nuneaton, to the north. In the 2011 census the town had a population of 30,648. Geography Bedworth lies northwest of London, east of Birmingham and north northeast of the county town of Warwick. Bedworth has six main suburban districts, namely Collycroft, Mount Pleasant, Bedworth Heath, Coalpit Field, Goodyers End and Exhall. Exhall is a generic name for the area surrounding junction 3 of the M6 motorway, comprising parts of both Bedworth and Coventry. Around to the east of Bedworth is the large village of Bulkington, and around to the south-west, separated by a short gap is the village of Ash Green. Bedworth is contiguous with Coventry, and is defined as being part of the Coventry and Bedworth Urban Area. The River Sowe r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton Green
Burton Green is a village and civil parish in the Warwick District, Warwick district of the county of Warwickshire, England, some northwest of Kenilworth (where the population can be found in Abbey electoral ward, Ward) and southwest of Coventry. It is mostly residential, surrounded by farmland and has a village hall, a primary school and a pub-restaurant 'Hickory's Smokehouse', formerly The Peeping Tom pub. The civil parish was created from part of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, Stoneleigh on 2 April 2012. It is situated directly on the border with southwestern Coventry and is contiguous with the city's Westwood Heath district, and borders the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull to the northwest. Burton Green comprises four roads: Red Lane, Hob Lane, Hodgetts Lane and Cromwell Lane. There is a disused water tower off Cromwell Lane, which has now been converted into a luxury private home. High Speed 2 The route for the currently under construction high-speed rail line High Speed 2, from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Magna
Budbrooke is a small village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, about 2½ miles west of Warwick town centre. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,319, reducing to 1,863 at the 2011 Census. The majority of the population of Budbrooke live in Hampton Magna, a housing estate built in the late 1960s, with other smaller settlements in Budbrooke Village and Hampton on the Hill. History Middle Ages The original parish dates from 1086 (Domesday Book) when Ralph de Limesi held Budebroc for William the Conqueror. It consisted of five hides of land, a mill, farms and woods. It was one mile long and three furlongs wide. The parish church of St. Michael dates from the twelfth century. In 1350, the village suffered from the Black Death and became a ghost town. Most of the village, including the vicarage and the Manor house, crumbled. The track which now passes under the railway arch known as Kyte's Bridge was the most likely rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following the popularisation of its water which was reputed to have medicinal qualities. In the 19th century, the town experienced one of the most rapid expansions in England. It is named after the River Leam, which flows through the town. The town contains especially fine ensembles of Regency architecture, particularly in parts of the Parade, Clarendon Square and Lansdowne Circus. In the 2021 census Leamington had a population of 50,923. Leamington is adjoined with the neighbouring towns of Warwick and Whitnash, and the village of Cubbington; together these form a conurbation known as the "Royal Leamington Spa Built-up area" which in 2011 had a population of 95,172. Leamington lies around south of Coventry, south-east of Birmingham, and nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitnash
Whitnash is a town and civil parish located southeast of, and contiguous with Leamington Spa and Warwick in Warwickshire, England. In 2001, it had a population of 7,629 which increased to 9,129 in the 2011 census. History Whitnash was mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Witenas'', by 1326 it had become ''Whitenasshe'' meaning 'white ash'. As Whitnash is generally thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon ‘at the white ash’ other derivations have included ‘place by the wood’, ‘sacred ash’ or the 'meeting place of the wise'. Whitnash has likely been settled since Celtic times. According to tradition, just east of the town there was a Celtic fortification in a field known as “Castle Hill Field”. The parish church of St Margaret's is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and stands on a mound which may have been a pagan site, it was largely rebuilt between 1855 and 1880 to designs by Sir George Gilbert Scott. Whitnash at one time had a holy well, located around 400 metres east of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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