Hatton 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 authorit ...

about west-northwest of

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

, in the

Warwick District Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. It borders the Borough of Rugby and Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire as well as the West Midlands County (of which Coventry and Solihull are within the historic ...

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-Av ...

in England. The

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...

had a population of 1,078 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 2,319 at the 2011 Census. Notable landmarks include

Hatton Locks The Hatton Locks or Hatton Flight are a flight of 21 locks on the Grand Union Canal in Hatton, Warwickshire, England. The flight spans less than of canal, and has a total rise of . History The flight was opened in December 1799 on the Warwi ...

, a series of 21 locks on the

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. The flight spans less than 2 miles (3.2 km) of

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...

, and has a total rise of 45 metres (148 ft).

Hatton Estate

The vast country estate owned by the Arkwright family features a shopping village, children's nursery, technology site (Hatton Country World) and a

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, The Hatton Arms. The latter was historically noted for its regular large assemblies of

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s and today is a tourist dining destination due to its proximity to the flight of

canal locks A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water lev ...

Hatton Park development

A former

psychiatric hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociat ...

( Central Hospital) that has been turned into a large housing estate while still preserving the original Victorian buildings. Today the site is served by a village community Hall and corner shop. The development is due to be expanded with 150 dwellings by Warwick District Council and developer

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under the H28 project. Other facilities in the local area include The Falcon

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

and

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, further away from the village centre.

Transport

Hatton is close to the M40 motorway and is also served by the small, unmanned Hatton railway station. The station lies on the

Chiltern Main Line The Chiltern Main Line is a railway line which links London () and Birmingham ( Moor Street and Snow Hill), the United Kingdom's two largest cities, by a route via High Wycombe, Bicester, Banbury, Leamington Spa and Solihull. It is one of t ...

between Birmingham Snow Hill and

London Marylebone Marylebone station ( ) is a Central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the Marylebone area of the City of Westminster. On the National Rail network it is also known as London Marylebone and is the southern te ...

and a small branch line to . Services from this station are run by Chiltern Railways and

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. There are direct services to Stratford-upon-Avon and intermediate stations,

, Leamington Spa and stations to London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill. The towpath of the

is a long-distance walk as well as a route for narrowboaters and

canoe A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle. In British English, the ter ...

ists. Additionally Warwick Parkway railway station is the nearest alternative with

park and ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ( ...

facilities on the western outskirts of

. It also serves the village of

Budbrooke Budbrooke is a small village and civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, about 2½ miles west of Warwick town centre. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census the parish had a population ...

and the Hatton Park development.

References

External links

Birmingham and Midland Society
- contains slightly out-of-date information about the psychiatric hospital Villages in Warwickshire {{warwickshire-geo-stub