Hurley and Wood End is a ward within North Warwickshire, it is named after the villages of

Hurley Hurley may refer to: Places ;In the United Kingdom: * Hurley, Berkshire * Hurley, Warwickshire * Hurley Common, Warwickshire ;In the United States: * Hurley, Alabama * Hurley, Mississippi * Hurley, Missouri * Hurley, New Mexico * Hurley, New Y ...

and Wood End, the ward also contains the villages of

Piccadilly Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Court, ...

Hurley Common Hurley Common is a village in North Warwickshire, England, between Wood End, Atherstone, Wood End and Hurley, Warwickshire, Hurley, it consists of several houses and 2 Farms, Hurley common does not have its own Parish Church so it is technically ...

and Foul End. The ward is covered by

Kingsbury Kingsbury may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Kingsbury, London, a district of northwest London in the borough of Brent ** Kingsbury tube station, London Underground station * Kingsbury, Warwickshire, a village and civil parish in Warwickshi ...

Civil Parish.

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The ward is within the mining area of the

Warwickshire Coalfield The Warwickshire Coalfield extends between Warwick and Tamworth in the English Midlands. It is about from north to south and its width is around half that distance. Its western margin is defined by the 'Western Boundary Fault'. In the northeast ...

. There were two mines in the ward one being

Kingsbury Colliery Kingsbury Colliery was a coal mine in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, which operated between 1897 and 1968. History It was opened in 1897 and changed the nature of the village almost overnight from a predominantly agriculturally based community to a min ...

near

which closed 1968 and Dexter Colliery in

which closed in the 1980s.

Kingsbury Oil Terminal Kingsbury Oil Terminal is an oil storage depot located to the northeast of the village of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England. It was opened in the late 1960s and serves the Midlands region. It is the largest inland oil storage depot in the Un ...

also lies within the Ward. Because of the wards status as an old mining community it is considered a

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seat.

Settlements

Wood End

Wood End is the largest settlement in the village and is home to both councillors of the ward, Wood End dates from 1890 and is an old Pit village it has a school, a church and several shops, a village hall and a garage.

Hurley

Hurley the oldest village is the ward and the second largest

dates from before the mining era of the 1890s. it has a shop, a school, a church, a pub and a village hall.

Piccadilly

Piccadilly is a Hamlet in the ward, it is the newest settlement in the ward dating from 1904 and is named after

in London,

is the only settlement with a Birmingham (B) postcode.

Foul End

Foul End is an area to the south of Hurley, Foul End Consists of several farms.

Hurley Common

Hurley Common is the smallest settlement in the ward and is just a simple hamlet with a pub.

Election results

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External links

Kingsbury Parish Council

North Warwickshire Borough Council

2011 Local Election results (North Warwickshire)
Borough of North Warwickshire Wood End, Atherstone