Foul End is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Kingsbury, in the North Warwickshire district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. Other nearby places include

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, Wood End,

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, Coleshill,

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, Curdworth, Atherstone and Tamworth.

Governance

The village was part of the

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from its creation in 1894, until 1965 when it became part of the Atherstone Rural District. In 1974 under the

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Foul End became part of the newly formed district of North Warwickshire. Inside North Warwickshire it is part of the

Hurley and Wood End Ward Hurley and Wood End is a ward within North Warwickshire, it is named after the villages of Hurley and Wood End, the ward also contains the villages of Piccadilly, Hurley Common and Foul End. The ward is covered by Kingsbury Civil Parish. Prof ...

. Foul End is part of the North Warwickshire constituency.

History

The name "Foul End" means 'Dirty clearing end' or 'well-watered land' and was the home of William de Fouleye and Henry de Fouleye. Foul End was "Fouleye" in 1315 and 1327, "Foulend" in 1591 and "Fowle end" in 1609 and 1672. There are several historic cottages located at Foul End. Orchard Cottage is predominantly red brick, with some 17th-century masonry and timber construction. The open-beamed ceilings include substantial chamfered beams. It has rough-cast walls and a central chimney from the 17th century with three separate square shafts. New House Farm, located to the latter's east, features 17th-century timber construction and a central chimney stack.

Public Services

Water and sewage services are provided by Severn Trent Water. The nearest police and fire stations are in Coleshill. Unlike Kingsbury Foul End uses a Coventry (CV) postcode rather than a Birmingham (B) postcode. The postal town is Atherstone.

Health

The village lies in the North Warwickshire NHS trust area. The village does not have its own doctor's surgery or pharmacy The nearest GP's surgeries can be found in and Hurley. The George Eliot Hospital at

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is the area's local hospital. It has an Accident and Emergency Department. Out of hours GP services are also based at George Eliot. There is also Good Hope Hospital in

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Education

There is a nearby primary school for children up to the age of 11Schools.com
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. The village does not have its own secondary school, so most students attend Kingsbury School in Kingsbury. In terms of further education the area is served by North Warwickshire and Hinckley College at Nuneaton. There is also Tamworth and Lichfield College.

Transport

Foul End lies close to the M42 at junction 9. No bus services serve the village and the nearest railway station is Coleshill Parkway in the town of Coleshill. The nearest airport is Birmingham.

Media

The local newspaper covering the area is the '' Tamworth Herald'', which has a separate edition for North Warwickshire There is also the Atherstone 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 and

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. The village is covered by the Central ITV and

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TV regions broadcast from the nearby Sutton Coldfield transmitting station.

References

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