Kinwarton
| Kinwarton | ||
|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Kinwarton is a village in the valley of the
rectory about a quarter of a mile to the south and thence continues as a field-path down to a ford across the River Alne below Hoo Mill. From the north side of the main road a by-road branches off to Coughton.[2]
History
The 17th century
perches wide. The value was 40s; later 5s; now 20s."[4]
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the manor was purchased by Sir Fulke Greville from the Skinner family.[3]
Governance
Kinwarton is in the Kinwarton
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
.
Notable buildings
There was once a large village here, and tucked away down a road by the old
Abbot of Winchcombe. The church was rebuilt in 1316, and consecrated by Walter de Maydston the then Bishop of Worcester.[3] The church consists of a chancel, nave, south porch, and a shingled bell turret at the west end[7] and the whole chamber has clasping east corner buttresses.[8]
The structure is mostly 13th-century, including the northern
Trees surround the church and
National Trust
.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e A History of the County of Warwick, URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56996
- ^ a b c William Dugdale, The Antiquities of Warwickshire
- ISBN 0-85033-141-2
- ^ "Your Councillors". 29 May 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0-7091-5509-3
- ^ a b c W Hobart Bird Old Warwickshire Churches 1936
- ^ a b c Mike Salter, The Old Parish Churches of Warwickshire 1992
- ^ Arthur Mee, The Kings England, Warwickshire, 1936
External links
Media related to Kinwarton at Wikimedia Commons
