Alderminster
| Alderminster | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| Postcode district | CV37 | |
| Dialling code | 01789 | |
| Police | Warwickshire | |
| Fire | Warwickshire | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | Alderminster Parish Council | |
Alderminster is a village and
History
Alderminster was an
Stratford on Avon Rural District.[2] The first mention of a post office in the village is in July 1849, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued.[3]
The post office closed in 1973.
In the
Parish Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross is of 12th century origin.[4] The church has been listed Grade II* since 1967.[5] Alderminster was one of the film locations of MGM's 1963 horror film The Haunting
.
Between 1963 and 1968, the village was the location of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring bunker, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It was subsequently demolished, no trace remains today. [6]
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Details of boundary changes". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007.
- ISBN 0-9513311-3-2.
- ^ Alderminster Medieval Settlement; our.warwickshire.org.uk
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross (1382532)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Alderminster ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 62–63.
- Page, W.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Worcester. Victoria County History. Vol. 4. London: St Catherine Press. pp. 7–12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alderminster.
 | This Warwickshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |