Water Orton

Coordinates: 52°31′01″N 1°44′10″W / 52.517°N 1.736°W / 52.517; -1.736
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Water Orton
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIRMINGHAM
Postcode districtB46
PoliceWarwickshire
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Warwickshire
52°31′01″N 1°44′10″W / 52.517°N 1.736°W / 52.517; -1.736

Water Orton is a village and

2011 Census
. In the 2021 Census the population slightly rose to 3,487.

Etymology

Water Orton was first documented in an

Feet of Fines in 1431. Water Ouerton is used in the Parish register of Aston in 1546 and Water Ouerton al. Water Orton in the Feet of Fines of 1605 and 1652.[1] It is now thought that Water Orton may have been included in the Domesday Book in 1086 as 'Wavre' (Over) with Castle Bromwich.[2]

History

The Chestnuts, a 15th-century house in the old part of the village, may have been the old manor house
Train passing near Water Orton railway station

The oldest part of the village is centred on the western end of Old Church Road and was designated a

timber framed house with a 17th-century main block and a 16th-century cross wing.[3] Water Orton was originally part of the parish of Aston, forming a narrow extension of the parish along the River Tame to the north of the parish of Coleshill.[4] Until the 14th century Water Orton's inhabitants attended ordinary church services at the chapel of ease in Castle Bromwich.[4]

In 1346 they built their own

Coleshill, Whitacre Heath and Tamworth. Later a junction was constructed and another line was built via Kingsbury to Tamworth
. The lines pass through the centre of the village.

butchers' slaughter houses in Castle Bromwich
, where meat was provided for nearby villages.

Features

There is a

Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, offered to issue an indulgence to anybody who would contribute to its repair.[4][9]

Education

The village is home to Water Orton

Primary School. It opened in 1878[10] and was built to the designs of architect Edward Holmes. Due to the proximity of the school to the planned route of High Speed 2, it moved to new premises in 2019.[11]

Transport

The village is close to the

M6 toll and M42 motorways. Water Orton railway station was built in 1842 and is located at the junction of the B4118 and Birmingham Road. The station has limited services to Birmingham New Street and Leicester. The village is also served by the National Express West Midlands X13 bus to Birmingham and Chelmsley Wood via Coleshill. With effect from the 25th April 2022, occasional journeys on Diamond Bus service 76 has connected the village to Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield via Minworth
.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b "Water Orton (Settlement) located in the Parish of Water Orton". The Historical Gazetteer of England's Place-Names. Queen's University Belfast, the University of Nottingham, the University of Edinburgh and King's College London. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ Gethin, Bryn; Wright, Kevin (2012). Plank Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire: Archaeological Evaluation (Report). Archaeology Warwickshire Report. Vol. 1208. Archaeology Warwickshire. p. 5. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Water Orton Conservation Area - Designation Report". Conservation areas in the Borough of North Warwickshire (Report). North Warwickshire Borough Council. 1995. pp. 89–96. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Salzman, L. F., ed. (1947). "Parishes: Water Orton". A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 4, Hemlingford Hundred. Victoria County History. London. pp. 262–263. Retrieved 13 November 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ISBN 0-14-071031-0
  6. ^ "WATER ORTON – St.Peter and St.Paul" (PDF). Water Orton Parish Church. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "History". Water Orton Parish Church. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ DoE (1985). "Scheduled Ancient Monument List". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Dugdale, William (1730). Antiquities of Warwickshire, vol. 2. J. Osborn and T. Longman. p. 888.
  10. ^ "Opening of Aston Board Schools". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 25 March 1878. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ Newbould, Daniel (17 September 2019). "School due to be affected by HS2 unveils new site". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. ^ Pierce, Kevin (1992). "Nick Gilbert Interviewed". Absolute Classic Masterpieces (CD booklet). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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