Hartshill
Hartshill is a large village and civil parish in the district of North Warwickshire, England.
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![]() Holy Trinity Church and vicarage, Hartshill | |
![]() ![]() Hartshill Location within Warwickshire | |
Population | 3,596 [1] |
OS grid reference | SP326938 |
• London | 95 mi (153 km) SW |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NUNEATON |
Postcode district | CV10 |
Police | Warwickshire |
Fire | Warwickshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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The parish borders the district of Nuneaton and Bedworth at the south, the North Warwickshire district parishes of Ansley at the south-west, Mancetter at the north-west, and Caldecote at the east, and the parish of Witherley in Leicestershire at the north-east from which it is separated by the A5 road. The village is 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west from the town centre of Nuneaton, to which it is conjoined. The market town of Atherstone is 3.5 miles (6 km) to the north-west.
In the 2001 census, the civil parish of Hartshill had a population of 3,611,[2] decreasing to 3,596 at the 2011 Census.[1]
The writer Michael Drayton, who knew William Shakespeare, was born at Chapel Cottage in Hartshill Green in 1563; Michael Drayton Junior School in Hartshill bears his name. Other schools in the village include Hartshill School secondary school. The village has five pubs: The Stag & Pheasant, Maltshovel, Royal Oak, the Hartshill Club, and The Anchor which is on the Coventry Canal. Edward Buckley (1825-1882), was born in Hartshill. He was a graduate of Yale University and was Attorney General of New York.
References
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hartshill Parish (E04009643)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hartshill Parish (44UB017)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
External links
Media related to Hartshill at Wikimedia Commons
- Photos of Hartshill and surrounding area on geograph