Budbrooke

Coordinates: 52°17′02″N 1°37′16″W / 52.284°N 1.621°W / 52.284; -1.621
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Budbrooke
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWarwick
Postcode districtCV35
Dialling code+44(0)1926
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
Warwickshire
52°17′02″N 1°37′16″W / 52.284°N 1.621°W / 52.284; -1.621

Budbrooke is a village and

2011 Census.[1] Most of the population of Budbrooke live in Hampton Magna, a housing estate built in the late 1960s, with other smaller settlements in Budbrooke Village and Hampton on the Hill.[2]

History

Middle Ages

The original

vicarage and the Manor house, crumbled. The track which now passes under the railway arch known as Kyte's Bridge was the most likely route for the corpses being taken from the village to Dead Field on Hatton Hill. Of the original village, only the church remains, and even that became a ruin in the mid-17th century, not to be restored until the Victorian era
.

Early Modern period

When the old village declined, the centre of the parish moved to Grove Park, the home of the Dormer family who were granted the manor in 1608. During the English Civil War, a force of five thousand Royalist horse and foot soldiers paused at Grove Park to rest. The Parliamentarian supporter, Lord Brook in Warwick, was aware of their arrival and, with seven thousand men, met the Royalists. After some "negotiations" the Royalist forces marched away, joining Charles I and his army at Coventry.

The village of Hampton-on-the-Hill, on the edge of Grove Park, became the main development area of the

canal locks that lift the canal up out of the Avon
valley are just outside the village.

Budbrooke barracks

Lincolnshire Regiment. It had a huge Drill Square and was the unit where Brigade OR1's, (National Servicemen of potential officer status), were trained before taking the exams of the Unit Selection Board prior to the War Office
Selection Board.

Creation of Hampton Magna

In the late 1960s and early 1970s the

Warwick District Council
released land adjacent to Hampton Magna from the green belt to allow extra housing to be built onto the existing village.

Budbrooke today

The

Scouts Group. Other facilities in Hampton Magna include a surgery, the Cawston House suite of retirement properties, and two parks (on Styles Close and Montgomery
Avenue) and a farm shop located in Groves park on the border of Hampton-on-the-Hill and Hampton Magna housing estate Groves Park called the Veg Box.

The original six shops in Hampton Magna included a

North African Campaign. In early 2013, the Montgomery of Alamein closed its door for the last time and then underwent an redevelopment by an Asian businessman who also owns the local Costcutter's mini mart. It is now an Indian bar/restaurant/takeaway that after several name changes was re-branded The Barracks
Bar Indian Restaurant.

Hampton Magna Athletic F.C was established in the 1969/70 season, they are now known as just Hampton Magna F.C. Their current home ground is

Midland Football League play within the parish
boundaries.

Earthquake

At 5.30am on 23 September 2000 Budbrooke was the epicentre of one of the largest

Richter Scale[4] and caused little damage.[5]

Transport

Budbrooke is close to the

London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street, via the Chiltern Main Line. The station primarily serves as a park and ride facility for the wider area, but is also used by local residents. The nearest passenger airport is Birmingham Airport which is 17 miles away. The smaller cargo only Coventry Airport is also 10 miles away. The 68 bus route operated by Stagecoach serves the village. There are hourly journeys to Hatton, Parkway station, Warwick, Leamington Spa and Cubbington.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Area: Budbrooke (Parish) – Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Parish History". Budbrooke Parish Council. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ^ St Michael's Church records
  4. ^ "Earthquake in Budbrooke". cwn. Coventry Internet Developments. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Warwickshire Earthquakes". Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Timetables". Stagecoach.

External links

Media related to Budbrooke at Wikimedia Commons

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