Hawkesbury or Hawkesbury Village is a village in the

Nuneaton and Bedworth Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status, in northern Warwickshire, England, consisting of the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth, the large village of Bulkington and the green belt land inbetween. It had a population ...

district of

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, England. It lies between

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and

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, a ...

. In 2021 it had a population of 2,290.

Village

Although the area name of Hawkesbury is of

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origin, the hamlet of Hawkesbury grew up around nearby

Hawkesbury Junction Hawkesbury Junction or Sutton Stop () is a canal junction in England, at the northern limit of the Oxford Canal where it meets the Coventry Canal, near Hawkesbury Village, Warwickshire, between Bedworth and Coventry. The alternative name, Su ...

, a canal junction where the

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meets the

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, which became operational in 1803. The area was historically part of the

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of Foleshill. There is a Hawkesbury Hall nearby, which was once owned by the Parrott family, who owned coal mining interests in the area. Historically two collieries operated in the vicinity, both of which are long gone. The village borders the northernmost edge of

and is separated from the city by a thin stretch of countryside and the M6 motorway, adjacent to Junction 3. It is situated within the Poplar Ward of the

Borough Council area, less than 2 miles south of Bedworth town centre, 5 miles south of

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 ...

and 5 miles northwest of central Coventry. Until around 1999, it consisted of three streets with approximately 140 houses and a population of 250. Housing developments have now increased the number of houses to approximately 740 with an adult population of 1,147.this detail being taken from Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council’s property and electoral count This specific area has previously been referred to as a number of different locations, including Exhall, Longford, Tackley, Little Bayton and Black Horse Road. Due to these anomalies, it was felt that the area should be given a specific identity. Towards the start of 2005, contact was made between Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council regarding signage for the area, which is defined as being between the Hawkesbury Lane railway crossing on Black Horse Road, where Hawkesbury Lane station used to be, and the humpback bridge over the

, alongside

, where the

starts. Following consultation, Warwickshire

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reached the decision that this area should be known as Hawkesbury Village. The area includes the Moorings Business Park. The

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for Hawkesbury Village is

Craig Tracey Craig Paul Tracey (born 21 August 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire since his election in 2015. Originally from the North East, Tracey settled in North Warwicksh ...

(Conservative, North Warwickshire constituency), the borough councillors are Bhagwant Pandher and John Glass. The county councillor is Bhagwant Pandher, the first Conservative Councillor to represent this area in its history. It lies in the North Warwickshire parliamentary constituency. In August 2005, the Hawkesbury Village Residents' Association was formed to act as a voice of the community and assist with local issues.

References

External links

Hawkesbury Village Residents Association website

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council website

Warwickshire County Council Website

Photos of Hawkesbury and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
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