Wishaw 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 ...

in the north-west of

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-Avo ...

, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 125. It is located within the district of

North Warwickshire North Warwickshire is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Warwickshire, West Midlands, England. Outlying settlements in the borough include the two towns of Atherstone (where the council is based) and ...

and is the home of The Belfry

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resort, which has hosted the

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on four occasions. The village is also home to some notable buildings. The site of The Belfry was once the location of Moxhull Park, a

stately home An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...

that belonged to the Ryland family (previously the Halket family) until it burnt down in the early twentieth century. The

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals ...

was rebuilt one mile away to its present location on Holly Lane as Moxhull Hall. Wishaw is also the location of a church dedicated to the local

Saint Chad Chad of Mercia (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Catholic monk who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised ...

. The church is popular with

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s and regular Sunday services, despite a very small local population. Wishaw is also the home of Wishaw Country Sports, a diverse venue that offers a variety of activities such as

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, blindfold driving and tractor driving. It also features a converted farm building which is now used as a luxury event venue, offering birthdays,

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and other functions upon request. Wishaw is located about one mile north of the village of

Curdworth Curdworth is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. The population taken at the 2011 census was 1,115. Location Curdworth is 11 miles east of the centre of Birmingham. Nort ...

and about three miles east of the town of

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles sou ...

, in the West Midlands. In 2003, residents claimed that a mobile phone mast at the centre of the village was the cause of a local

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. The mast was felled by unknown vandals in November 2003 and subsequent pressure against plans to replace it led operator

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to abandon the site.

References

Villages in Warwickshire Civil parishes in Warwickshire Borough of North Warwickshire {{Warwickshire-geo-stub