Traitor's Ford is a
ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
on the
River Stour, in the English county of
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...
close to its border with
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
. It is about outside
Brailes
Brailes is a civil parish about east of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It includes the two villages of Lower and Upper Brailes which are located in the north Cotswolds, but it is often referred to as one village as the two villages ...
and half a mile from the village of
Sibford Gower
Sibford Gower is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about west of Banbury in Oxfordshire, on the north side of the Sib valley, opposite Sibford Ferris. Sibford Gower parish includes the village of Burdrop. The United Kingdom ...
, and is on the route of the
Macmillan Way
The Macmillan Way is a long-distance footpath in England that links Boston, Lincolnshire to Abbotsbury in Dorset. The route's distance is . It is promoted to raise money for the charity Macmillan Cancer Relief.
The fully waymarked route fol ...
long distance footpath. The ford can be seen in the film, ''
Three Men and a Little Lady
''Three Men and a Little Lady'' is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino. It is the sequel to the 1987 film '' Three Men and a Baby''. Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson reprise the leading roles.
In its opening ...
''.
Immediately to the north of the ford, the modern road of ''Traitor's Ford Lane'' meets with ''Ditchedge Lane'', a track that is believed to be an ancient trading route. One theory for the naming of the ford is that the name was originally ''Trader's Ford'', named because of its location on this trading route.
Another theory is that a traitor was hung here following the
Civil War
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...
battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was a pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill, Warwickshire, Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday, 23 October 1642.
All attempts at constitution ...
, when several local
Parliamentarian sympathisers were executed by
Royalists
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.
References
External links
* {{commonscat-inline, Traitor's Ford
Tourist attractions in Warwickshire