Leamington Hastings

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Leamington Hastings
PopulationExpression error: "450 (parish)" must be numeric
OS grid referenceSP4467
Civil parish
  • Leamington Hastings
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRUGBY
Postcode districtCV23
Dialling code01788
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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Warwickshire

Leamington Hastings is a small village and larger civil parish in Warwickshire, England.

The village

The village is located around seven miles (11 km) south-west of Rugby just to the west of the A426 road between Rugby and Southam. Just to the north of the village is the Draycote Water reservoir. Administratively Leamington Hastings forms part of the Borough of Rugby.

The name of the village is due to it being just south of the River Leam, and the 'Hastings' part is due to the 'Hastang' family, the medieval lords of the manor.

The village contains the historic "All Saints' Church" and some preserved 17th century almshouses

The renowned pathologist Bernard Spilsbury lived in Leamington Hastings.

The parish

As well as the village of Leamington Hastings, the civil parish of the same name also covers the nearby hamlets of Broadwell, Hill and Kites Hardwick[1]. In the 2001 UK Census the parish had a population of 450.

References

  • Allen, Geoff, Warwickshire Towns & Villages, (2000) ISBN 1 85058 642 X