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unusual facts about Wood End, Atherstone



Baxterley

Baxterley Church, a church in the Polesworth Deanery of the Diocese of Birmingham, it is about 1.7 miles from the village and the nearest village to it is Wood End.

There has never been any educational establishment in the village so most primary school students attend Wood End Primary School and high school students attend school in Atherstone.

Coventry Canal

Due to the high standards of construction demanded by Brindley, the canal company ran out of money by the time the canal had reached Atherstone in 1769, and Brindley was replaced by Thomas Yeoman.

Edmund Butcher

He entered Daventry Academy, under Thomas Belsham, in 1783, having previously received some classical training from Richard Wright, Presbyterian minister at Atherstone.

Hemlingford

It was itself sub-divided into four subdivisions, those of Atherstone, Birmingham, Solihull and Tamworth.

Hurley and Wood End

Wood End is the largest settlement in the village and is home to both councillors of the ward, Wood End dates from 1890 and is an old Pit village it has a school, a church and several shops, a village hall and a garage.

Latimer Trust

The first Director of Research (2006- ) is Gerald Bray; Research Fellows have been Matthew Sleeman (2001-5), Andrew Atherstone (2005- ) and Kirsten Birkett (2013-).

Peter MacOwan

He assisted Atherstone and HG Galpin in confirming in 1867 that the Hopetown or Eureka Diamond was indeed a diamond.

River Stour, Warwickshire

The A3400 road roughly follows the course of the river to Stratford-upon-Avon, through the villages of Halford, Alderminster, Newbold-on-Stour, Atherstone-on-Stour and Clifford Chambers.

Shustoke

Dugdale's descendants later bought land near Atherstone (the site of the former Merevale Abbey) where they built Merevale Hall.

William Guybon Atherstone

William Guybon Atherstone FRCS FGS (27 May 1814 — 26 March 1898) medical practitioner, naturalist and geologist, one of the pioneers of South African geology and a member of the Cape Parliament.

Wood End, Kingsbury, Warwickshire

Wood End became a village in 1906 with the opening of the parish church, St Michael & All Angels Church.

The name Wood End, North Warwickshire is sometimes used, but rarely, to avoid confusion with Wood End near Fillongley.

Wood End, Stratford-on-Avon

To avoid confusion with other Wood Ends often referred to as Wood End, Warwickshire but as there are 3 places in Warwickshire it is commonly referred to as Wood End, Stratford-on-Avon to distinguish it from Wood End near Tamworth and Wood End near Fillongley.


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