Dordon is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

North Warwickshire North Warwickshire is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Warwickshire, West Midlands, England. Outlying settlements in the borough include the two towns of Atherstone (where the council is based) and Co ...

district of the county of

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 an ...

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and close to the border with

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

. The village is located on the A5 national route and is contiguous with the larger village of

Polesworth Polesworth is a large village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Polesworth is situated close to the northern tip of Warwickshire, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire. It ...

. Other nearby places include Tamworth,

Atherstone Atherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire which ...

, Grendon, Wood End Village,

Baddesley Ensor Baddesley Ensor is a village and civil parish in the district of North Warwickshire in Warwickshire, England, about three miles west of Atherstone. It runs into the village of Grendon, which forms a parish itself. History There were mining ac ...

and

Nuneaton Nuneaton ( ) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth in northern Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire and West Midlands County.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : Nuneaton's ...

. In

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the population for the

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of Dordon was 3,225, reducing slightly to 3,215 at the 2011 census.

History

Dordon was just a row of houses until the opening of Birch Coppice mine and it has grown since then. There was a notable growth in the village in 1920 and Dordon became a

in its own right on 1 April 1948, Since the late-1990s, two of the Midlands' largest business/distribution parks (namely Birch Coppice and Core 42) have continued to expand into the countryside north of the village, including the UK head office/national hub for the

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(UPS).

Governance

The village has its own

called Dordon

. Dordon is part of

in the Dordon

Ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

, and because of the mining connection the Ward often elects

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s. Dordon is part of the

ward and is represented by Raymond Sweet of the Labour Party in

County Council elections. It is part of the

parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

. It was part of the

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constituency which was represented by 6

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Public services

Waste collection services are provided by

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Council. Water and sewage services are provided by

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and the

Sewage Treatment Works Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge to the surrounding en ...

is in on the edge of Dordon. The

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for

electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described ...

Central Networks Western Power Distribution was the trade name, trading identity of four electricity distribution companies in the United Kingdom: WPD South West (operating in South West England), WPD South Wales (in South Wales) and WPD Midlands (two companie ...

, better known as

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. Unlike most villages in the area it uses a Birmingham (B)

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rather than a Coventry (CV) postcode, due to its close proximity to Tamworth. There is a small sub-

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

located in the

Co-Operative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...

store on New Street, and the postal town is Tamworth (in

). Dordon has its own

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, formerly operated by

Warwickshire County Council Warwickshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Warwickshire in England. Its headquarters are located at Shire Hall, Market Square, in centre of the county town of Warwick. Politically the county is ...

. but now run by volunteers belonging to the group "Readers of

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Way".

Crime

The nearest police station is in

and the nearest

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is in

. In 2009 there was an average of 5.1 crimes per 1,000 people for the

ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

of Hurley and Wood End, and during the same period there were 5 crimes per head for the

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

. In 2010 the figure was up to 5.8 crimes per head. The most common type of crime is anti-social behaviour. In January 2011 there were 19 reported crimes in Dordon

Health

Dordon lies in the

NHS The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...

trust area. Dordon has its own

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called Dordon Surgery. The

George Eliot Hospital George Eliot Hospital is a single site hospital located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, it is managed by the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. It provides a full range of emergency and elective medical services, including maternity services, to the loc ...

is the area's local

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

. It has an

Accident and Emergency Department An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...

. Out of hours GP services are also based at

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Education

In terms of

further education Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...

the area is served by

North Warwickshire and Hinckley College North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - North Warwickshire and Hinckley Campus, previously North Warwickshire and Hinckley College, is a Further Education College with main campuses in Nuneaton, Hinckley, Harrowbrook and Wigston. T ...

. There is also

Tamworth and Lichfield College South Staffordshire College is a further education college located over four sites in Staffordshire, England. The college was created in 2009 as a result of a merger of Cannock Chase Technical College, Rodbaston College and Tamworth and Lichfiel ...

. Dordon has 2

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s; one called Dordon community primary school and the other called Birchwood primary school. Despite being named after

, Dordon has a

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

called

The Polesworth School The Polesworth School is a coeducational secondary school located in Dordon, near Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. The Headteacher is Maura Favell. History The Polesworth School was founded in 1881 as an elementary school taking students ...

which is attended by students from the ages of 12–18.

Religion

According to the 2001 Census for the

of Dordon 2,568 describe themselves as

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

and 629 are non-religious. There are also 4

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

s, 9

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

, 13

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

s and 3 people describe their religion as other. Dordon's

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is called

St Leonard Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Hau ...

Church and was built in 1868. It is in the parish of St Leonard along with

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church in nearby

Freasley Freasley is a small village in Warwickshire, England. It has a church and a listed building, Grade II listed Hall. References External links

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. Dordon also has a small

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on Long Street, Which is simply called Dordon Congregational Church.

Transport

Dordon lies close to the M42 at junction 10 and the A5 (Watling Street) runs through Dordon. The village has many bus stops along dotted around and is served by route 765 and the newly introduced 766. The nearest

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

is . but this is now limited to one service northbound to in the weekdays so rail links are better placed to be made in or . The nearest

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s are

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(12 miles) and

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(20 miles).

Media

The local

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s covering the area are the

Tamworth Herald The ''Tamworth Herald'' is a weekly tabloid newspaper published every Thursday in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, with a cover price of £1.40. The newspaper covers events across Tamworth and south Staffordshire, as well as North Warwickshire. ...

, which has a separate edition for

and the

Recorder. Local radio includes

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire BBC CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire Radio) is the BBC's local radio station serving Coventry and Warwickshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Priory Place in Coventry city centre. According to RAJAR, t ...

Free Coventry & Warwickshire Free Radio Coventry & Warwickshire is an Independent Local Radio station based in Birmingham, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Coventry and Warwickshire. As of September 2022, the stati ...

and

Capital Mid-Counties Capital Mid-Counties is a regional radio station owned by and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. It broadcasts to Coventry, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, south Staffordshire, the Cotswolds and north Oxfordshire. The station la ...

. The village is covered by the Central ITV and

BBC West Midlands BBC Midlands (known as the Midland Region from 1927 until c. 1974) is the BBC English Region producing local radio and web content for Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire. Although the r ...

TV regions broadcast from the nearby

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References

External links

The Dordon village website
{{authority control Villages in Warwickshire Civil parishes in Warwickshire Borough of North Warwickshire