Cubbington is a village and

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with a population of 3,929, adjoining the north-eastern outskirts of

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, England, approximately 3 miles from the town centre.

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, running through the village crossroads, was an old sheep drovers' route connecting

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and

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.Duignan, William Henry: ''Warwickshire Place Names'', page 121-122. Oxford University Press, 1912 Since the 1950s when the village expanded there have been two parts to the village: Cubbington proper which was the old village core, and New Cubbington which is to the west, although both are referred to as Cubbington. Topographically the highest point of the village sits about above sea level while its lowest is about . For many years the electorate for Cubbington was represented in government by the MP for

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but for the 2010 UK Elections it moved to the new Kenilworth & Southam constituency.

Cubbington history

The place-name 'Cubbington' is first attested in the

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of 1086, where it appears as ''Cobintone'' and ''Cubintone''. The name means 'the town or settlement of Cubba's people'. A related name is the source of the name of the village of

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to the southeast in

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. In early November 1605 a group of men, including

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, who were involved in the

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, passed through the village. They were fleeing from

after the arrest of

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. They were on their way to

(via

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to steal fresh horses), after a meeting at

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, near

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. Apart from the

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, Cubbington's notable former landmark was the

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which stood at the top of Windmill Hill, the section of

which crosses the road to

. The first mention of the windmill was in 1355 in a dispute between the

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and the

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of Stoneleigh. No mention of it was made again however until it appeared on a map of

over 400 years later in 1789. The sails of the windmill could be turned using a wheel to face in the optimum direction in relation to the prevailing wind. Cubbington

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is said to be haunted by a young girl who starved to death when her mentally-ill father locked them all in the house and refused to speak to the outside world. Until the mid-1820s the population of Cubbington was larger than that of

, which now dwarfs Cubbington. Cubbington men served in the

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and

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. In the First World War 139 men served their country, 31 of whom lost their lives. In the Second World War 10 men lost their lives. Although the village never received direct hits from

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bombers, two bombs landed in Cubbington Woods near the village after a raid on

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about to the north.

New Cubbington

New Cubbington is a part of the village. It links the old village of Cubbington with Lillington, a suburb of

. The first buildings in the area were along the main village road, the

Road. Most of the area was developed as a planned housing estate after the

. Plans were drawn up in 1946 and a mixture of medium to large semi-detached houses, detached houses and bungalows were built in the 1950s. The land was originally owned by

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, then owner of Stoneleigh Abbey, and many of the roads are named after towns in

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such as

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Drive and

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Avenue. The Rugby Tavern public house existed long before the houses and was originally some east of where it now stands. It was opened for the first time where it now stands by Arthur Savage and his family on

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in 1935. They ran the

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for many years all living above the premises. His granddaughter Micheline Julie Warnier born there in 1944, her mother Betty Savage worked behind the bar and was married to Gilbert Victor Julian Warnier; the family left for another public house around 1961. It was renovated in the early 2000s after being gutted by a fire. As a planned estate, it contains a variety of local shops including two hairdressers, a bicycle shop, two

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s, a pet shop, traditional and ethnic takeaways, and a grocery. A

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that existed for many years in Kelvin Road was closed in January 2004. There is one open space for children's recreation that has swings and two

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goals.

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Infant and Junior Schools are the nearest schools to the area. The 67A bus linking old Cubbington with

runs through New Cubbington which then follows through to

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Park, and the 67 bus to Leamington runs close by Telford School.

Geography

Pingle Brook, which flows south-westwards through the village, is a long tributary of the

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. It is normally mostly invisible within the village due to the sheltered nature of its course and its size. Heavy rains in July 2007 caused the brook to burst its banks, flooding streets in the village with over two feet of water, and the event was reported in the local and national press and television networks. South Cubbington Wood and North Cubbington Wood are ancient woods in the

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, outside the village.

Churches

The

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has a documented chronology of

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s dating from 1346. The church was originally a

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Leek Wootton Leek Wootton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe, in the Warwick district, in the county of Warwickshire, England, approximately south of Kenilworth and north of Warwick. It lies in t ...

and was granted to St Mary's Abbey at the

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's foundation by

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in 1122. By 1331 it had become a separate

and was appropriated by the

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; a

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with house, mortuaries, altarage and small tithes being granted in 1345. The building of the present church was probably started by the

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canons at

in the early 12th century and when finished consisted of the

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, south

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and western

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. The parish magazine is called ''Contact'' and is distributed throughout Cubbington and New Cubbington.

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's brother James was

of Saint Mary's between 1792 and 1820, but never visited Cubbington as he lived in

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where he was vicar of Steventon and another

, where he took services every Sunday. Because of the distance between Hampshire and

, he employed a curate to perform the vicar's duties at Cubbington. Cubbington has a

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church. The original

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chapel A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their o ...

had been outgrown by 1843. A second was in use between 1844 and 1888, which was the year when the present building was erected. A

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was added in 1965.

Education

The earliest known record of a school in Cubbington is from 1780, on a different site from any of the schools now in existence. The first buildings on the site of the present Cubbington School were erected in 1846. Extensions to the school were made in 1893 and the 1960s. Our Lady and

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's School was opened in 1961 on a site overlooking much of the surrounding countryside.

School in nearby Lillington is also attended by children from Cubbington. Secondary education is provided by North Leamington Community School and Arts

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just under from the village. There is an

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school on the edge of the village, near the allotments.

Transport

Cubbington is served by several bus routes with destinations to Birdingbury,

Park,

, Lillington,

Stratford upon Avon Stratford-upon-Avon ( ), commonly known as Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-west o ...

and

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via several parts of the village. The nearest

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is in

about south-west of the village. In 2010 the

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announced that the proposed

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railway would pass the northern edge of the village in a wide, long

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. In January 2011

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of the

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identified a wild pear tree (the Cubbington Pear Tree) in the

near Cubbington Woods as the largest on record in Britain. The tree was estimated to be 200-250 years old, which may have made it the oldest in Britain. It was in the path of the proposed HS2 route and was felled on 20 October 2020.

Economy

Local employers include Thwaites since 1937, a manufacturer of dumper trucks that are sold throughout the

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and across Europe, and the

Warwickshire Beer Company The Warwickshire Beer Company is a microbrewery company based in Cubbington, Warwickshire, England. The company, which is based in the old village bakery, began life in late 1998 after the closure of the Warwickshire Brewery a few miles away in Ken ...

which was founded in 1998 in the former village

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Activities and sport

Cubbington's silver band plays all around

. The current Cubbington Silver Band was formed in 1995 as a result of an idea by Ken Lindop, who was then the

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. In March 2007 the band attained Midland Area Champions 4th section. In March 2009 the band won again, this time becoming 3rd Section Midland Area Champions. A trip to

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to compete against the other top bands in the country resulted in the band placing 3rd. The band won the 2015 Midland Area

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Championships for the 4th Section, and was set to compete in

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at the National Finals in September 2015. The

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is used for various projects including the Cubbington OAP group, and performances by the Cubbington Players, an amateur dramatic group. Behind the

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church is a large hall which is also used for groups including

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and Beaver Scouts, a

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, a ladies' fellowship and a small Junior Church.

Popular culture

The village was used for some scenes in the

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comedy series ''

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'' starring

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and

Clive Swift Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for h ...

. The children's television programme ''

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'' has also filmed scenes in the village.

References

Sources

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External links

Cubbington stats on the 2001 national census website
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