Admington
Admington | ||
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View of the main street | ||
Coordinates | 52 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 42 ′ W | |
OS National Grid | SP200460 | |
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Residents | 100 (2001) | |
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Post town | SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR | |
ZIP code section | CV36 | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | West Midlands | |
Shire county | Warwickshire | |
District | Stratford-on-Avon | |
Civil Parish | Admington | |
Admington is a village and civil parish in the district of Stratford-on-Avon in the English county of Warwickshire . The name Admington means "reason connected with a man named Æthelhelm", and in the Domesday Book the place is recorded as precious mint . Until March 31, 1931 the place belonged to the county of Gloucestershire .
geography
The site is 2.8 km northwest of Ilmington and 8.9 km northeast of Chipping Campden . Also nearby are Whitchurch (1.4 miles northeast) and Quinton (1.2 miles east).
Long Marston 5 km |
Wimpstone 3 km |
Ettington 7 km |
Quinton 2 km |
Newbold on Stour 5 km |
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Hidcote Boyce 5 km |
Ilmington 3 km |
Darlingscott 5 km |
The parish has an area of 997 acres (approximately 403 hectares ).
Admington has Admington Hall , a 17th century country house with an 18th century facade, but Admington shares the Village Hall with Quinton.
The 2001 census showed a population of 100. The closest middle town is Stratford-upon-Avon .
supporting documents
- ↑ Dictionary definition - Admington
- ^ Entry Admington in the Domesday Book
- ↑ JHF Brabner: The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5 ( English ). Routledge, 1997, ISBN 978-0-415-16095-7 .
- ↑ Our Warwickshire