Baginton
| Baginton | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 29 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 755 (as of 2009) | ||
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| Post town | KENILWORTH | ||
| ZIP code section | CV8 | ||
| prefix | 024 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | West Midlands | ||
| Shire county | Warwickshire | ||
| District | Warwick | ||
| British Parliament | Rugby and Kenilworth | ||
Baginton (often incorrectly Bagington ) is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire , England . It shares a border with the city of Coventry in County West Midlands .
Geography and administration
Baginton is 4 miles (6.5 km) south of Coventry and seven miles (11 km) north of Leamington Spa . In 2011 the place had 755 inhabitants ( 2011 Census ). The Lucy Price Playing Field is located in the village . Coventry Airport , the Lunt Roman Fort and the "Baginton Oak", an old oak tree, are in the immediate vicinity . The Midland Air Museum and the Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire are also close by. The road from Baginton to Coventry ( Finham district) crosses the River Sowe at the restaurant-hotel The Old Mill .
history
The Domesday Book describes Baginton as a small village with 15 houses and a mill in the 11th century.
Attractions
- Coventry Airport
The Coventry Airport is located just south of the village. It opened as the Baginton Aerodrome in 1936 and was used for general aviation, flight training, and cargo and passenger traffic. During the Second World War it was used for military purposes. In October 1941, the 308 Polish squadron was stationed in Baginton. The Midland Air Museum on Rowley Road is directly north of Coventry Airport.
- Lunt Fort
the remains of the Roman Lunt Fort were discovered north of Baginton on a steep bank over the River Sowe. Parts of the fort were reconstructed in the 1970s and are now often used for teaching purposes for school groups.
- Church of St John the Baptist
A popular hiking trail that leads to Stoneleigh begins at the Church of St John the Baptist .
- Baginton Castle and Fish Ponds
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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland , was incarcerated in Baginton castle after his son, Harry Hotspur, was defeated at the Battle of Shrewsbury . It is not certain where the "Castle" was. However, there are the ruins of a house from the 14th century at the Fish Ponds , which can be viewed by arrangement with the owners. These remains and the Fish Ponds are Ancient Scheduled Monuments (No: 21540-1 & 21540-2).
- Baginton Oak Tree
An old oak , the Baginton Oak, is in the center of the village. It is estimated to be 300-350 years old and is one of the oldest trees in Warwickshire. A public house next door is named after the tree.
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The Baginton Oak.
The Baginton Oak in summer.
The Lucy Price Playing Field.
Coventry Airport.
St John the Baptist Church.
Reconstruction of the Lunt Fort
Individual evidence
- ^ AA Street by Street. Coventry Rugby , 2nd edition (May 2003). Edition, AA Publishing ,, ISBN 0-7495-3973-9 , pp. 53-4.
- ^ Civil Parish population 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2015 .
- ↑ Ann. Evans: Remember when: Sheep grazed quietly in Baginton's lanes Coventry Telegraph January 13, 2004
- ↑ James Hutchison, Edward Yeo-Thomas : rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2010
- ↑ JMW Bean: Percy, Henry, first earl of Northumberland (1341-1408) , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005
literature
- Domesday Book
- William Dugdale : The Antiquities of Warwickshire. 2nd Edition. Thomas, London 1730.
- JH Edwards: Baginton Castle Excavations. In: Trans. Birm. Warwicks. Arch. Soc. 69, 1951, pp. 44-49.
- W. Smith: A New and Complete History of the County of Warwick. Birmingham 1829.
Web links
- Baginton Village site
- historical records of Baginton Castle
- [1] (SP3474) Baginton in the Domesday Book.