Maxstoke

Coordinates: 52°28′N 1°39′W / 52.467°N 1.650°W / 52.467; -1.650
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Maxstoke is a

Hemlingford
.

Maxstoke Priory

The

St Michael is of the same age as that of the Priory. The remains of a 14th-century preaching cross can be seen in the churchyard
.

Maxstoke Castle

To the north of Maxstoke, about half way towards Shustoke, is Maxstoke Castle. It was built by Sir William de Clinton, in 1345. It is of a square plan with a broad moat. Additions were made by Humphrey Stafford who acquired it in 1437 by exchanging it for other manors in Northamptonshire.

Railway

Coleshill
.

Maxstoke Hill Challenge

The Maxstoke Hill Challenge is a cycling time trial measured from the bottom of Maxstoke Hill (where the road does a 90-degree turn) to the very top of the hill (past the water works – first lay by on the left). The long-standing record held by Mr N. Wiggin was beaten by Mr J. House on his return to the United Kingdom in April 2012. The record now stands at 4 minutes 37 seconds.

Handley Page O/400 crash

On 19 August 1918 a

graveyard.[3] The cause of the accident was determined to be loss of control due to wing failure when the aircraft lost fabric from a wing. It was the deadliest accident involving the Royal Air Force at the time.[2][3]

References

  1. ISBN 9780319231753
    .
  2. ^ a b c d "Military crashes in the south west Midlands – 1918". Aviation Archaeology. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Michael Walpole (August 2014). "Maxstoke's silent witnesses to casualties on the home front". Coleshill Past WWI Centenary Edition. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

External links

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52°28′N 1°39′W / 52.467°N 1.650°W / 52.467; -1.650

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