Lowsonford
Lowsonford is a small village within the parish of Rowington in Warwickshire, England. The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Henley-in-Arden.
General information
The most famous of Lowsonford's buildings is the "
canal lock here. The statue was one of five life-sized sculptures, known as Land, that were placed near the centre and at four compass points of the United Kingdom in a commission by the Landmark Trust to celebrate its 50th anniversary.[2] It was removed in May 2016.[3]
Geography
The
locks
.
History
The
postcode, which covers Lowsonford, as having been the United Kingdom's burglary hotspot in 2018.[4]
The study however was based on number of claims made per thousand insurance policies rather than total number of burglaries or percentage of households burgled.
References
- ^ Lowsonford Village Show, retrieved 6 July 2017
- ^ "Gormley works placed at beauty spots". 12 May 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Sir Antony Gormley sculpture unveiled on Warwickshire canal". BBC. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Jolly, Bradley (11 January 2019). "Britain's burglary hotspot postcodes revealed with affluent town topping list". mirror. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
External links
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