Wroxall is a small village and former

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, now in the parish of Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall, in the

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district, in the county of

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, England. It is west of

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, north of

and southwest of

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on the A4141 road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 94. On 1 April 2007 the parish was abolished to form "Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall". It has its own cemetery to the north of the village. By far the most important part of the village is the Wroxall Abbey Estate. Built in 1141 by Sir Hugh de Hatton it was a

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who purchased it as a retreat just three years after completing his work on

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in 1710. It became a girls' school in 1936. The school in turn closed in 1995. In 2001 the current owners, a private investment company, bought the hall. It is now used as a

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and

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. In March 2006, motorsport company

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announced its intent to build a 200-acre (about 800,000 square metres) motorsport facility called The Fulcrum. It will be located at the former RAF Honiley airfield which is located between Wroxall and

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. In late 2008 however a change in the rules of

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motor racing meant the proposal became uncertain. Haseley Manor, which is a

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-listed

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is nearby.

References

External links

Wroxall on Multimap.comCensus information on the Honiley & Wroxall ParishesA more detailed account of the Abbey's history
{{authority control Villages in Warwickshire Former civil parishes in Warwickshire Warwick District