Ardens Grafton
Appearance
Ardens Grafton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | ALCESTER | |
Postcode district | B49 | |
Dialling code | 01789 | |
Police | Warwickshire | |
Fire | Warwickshire | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Ardens Grafton is a
thatched roof. Two other buildings retain fragments of ancient framing.[1] During the reign of Edward III in 1347 the village was recorded as Grafton Inferior while neighbouring Temple Grafton (where the population details can be found), 0.50 miles (0.80 km) to the East, was named Superior[2] Other designations used during the Middle Ages were Nether Grafton, Grafton Inferior or Grafton Minor whilst the larger village of Temple Grafton was distinguished as Over Grafton, Grafton Superior, Church Grafton, or Grafton Major. A reference to 'Temple Grafton alias Ardens Grafton' occurs in 1650.[1]
History
Grafton Minor occurs in a grant to
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, quasi lupus rapax, (like a ravaging wolf) after Ethelwig's death. It is most probably to be identified with the 3 hides and 1 virgate in 'Graston'[1] which the Domesday Book records among the possessions of William Fitz-Corbucion; Leuric and Eileua held it of him and before the Norman Conquest they had held it freely. "Leofric and Aelfeva hold 3 hides and 1 virgate in Graston (Ardens Grafton). Land for 2 ploughs. In lordship 1; 2 slaves; 1 villager and 3 smallholders with 1 plough. Meadow 4 acres. The value was 40s; now 30s. They also held it themselves freely."[3]
Governance
Ardens Grafton is part of the Bardon
MP is Nadhim Zahawi of the Conservative Party. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was part of the West Midlands electoral region of the European Parliament
.
Geography
The land rises to an altitude of over 300 ft. in the northern part of the parish and slopes down to about 180 ft. by the river-bank at Hillborough, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south. The hamlet stands on the edge of the hill, commanding views across the valley to Bredon Hill and the Cotswolds.[1]
Education
The nearest
Primary School is Temple Grafton Church of England Primary School having 102 pupils on its roll. The nearest secondary schools are located in Alcester 4 miles (6.4 km) or Stratford-upon-Avon
6 miles (9.7 km).
School | Compulsory education stage | School website | Ofsted details
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Temple Grafton Church of England Primary School | Primary | Temple Grafton Church of England School | Ofsted details for unique reference number 125647 |
References
- ^ a b c d 'Parishes: Temple Grafton', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945), pp. 94-100.Date accessed: 26 August 2011.
- ^ William Dugdale, The Antiquities of Warwickshire, 1656
- ISBN 0-85033-141-2