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The [[Earlswood Lakes]] are close to the centre of the village. There are numerous footpaths for walking around the lakes and in the adjacent forest. It is possible to fish in some of the lakes and there is a sailing club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earlswoodsc.co.uk/|title=Earlswood Lakes Sailing Club Sailing and Sail Training in South Birmingham|website=www.earlswoodsc.co.uk|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> The village has a convenience store, village hall<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earlswoodvillagehall.org.uk/|title=Earlswood Village Hall|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> (also the home of the village museum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earlswoodvillagemuseum.org/|title=Earlswood Village Museum|website=Earlswood Village Museum|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref>), garage and petrol station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://acomotors.co.uk/|title=Home - ACO Motors|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Earlswood is in the parish of St Patrick.<ref name="auto"/> | The [[Earlswood Lakes]] are close to the centre of the village. There are numerous footpaths for walking around the lakes and in the adjacent forest. It is possible to fish in some of the lakes and there is a sailing club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earlswoodsc.co.uk/|title=Earlswood Lakes Sailing Club Sailing and Sail Training in South Birmingham|website=www.earlswoodsc.co.uk|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> The village has a convenience store, village hall<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earlswoodvillagehall.org.uk/|title=Earlswood Village Hall|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> (also the home of the village museum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earlswoodvillagemuseum.org/|title=Earlswood Village Museum|website=Earlswood Village Museum|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref>), garage and petrol station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://acomotors.co.uk/|title=Home - ACO Motors|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Earlswood is in the parish of St Patrick.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
To the south of the village is the [[Earlswood Moat House]]. | |||
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| Earlswood | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 Earlswood Lakes and Engine House | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP113740 |
| Location: | 52°21’50"N, 1°50’6"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | B94 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Stratford-on-Avon |
Earlswood is a small village in Warwickshire, in the parish of Tanworth-in-Arden in the midst of the county. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of St Patrick, Salter Street.[1]
The village is surrounded by farmland and forests and it gives its name to Earlswood Lakes as well as to Earlswood railway station. Another station, The Lakes Station, is located closer to the main part of the village.
History
A brick church dedicated to St. Patrick was built at Salter Street in 1840 and the area formed into an parish in 1843. A tower with five bells was added in 1860 by Thomas Burman in memory of his father; and in 1899 the body of the church was rebuilt. The living, now known as Earlswood, is a vicarage in the gift of the vicar of Tanworth.[2]
About the village
The Earlswood Lakes are close to the centre of the village. There are numerous footpaths for walking around the lakes and in the adjacent forest. It is possible to fish in some of the lakes and there is a sailing club.[3] The village has a convenience store, village hall[4] (also the home of the village museum[5]), garage and petrol station.[6] Earlswood is in the parish of St Patrick.[1]
To the south of the village is the Earlswood Moat House.
Sport
- Football: Earlswood Town F.C.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Earlswood, Warwickshire) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Welcome - St Patrick, Salter Street". https://www.stpatricksearlswood.org.uk/welcome.htm. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ A History of the County of Warwick - Volume 5 pp 165-175: Parishes: Tanworth (Victoria County History)
- ↑ "Earlswood Lakes Sailing Club Sailing and Sail Training in South Birmingham". http://www.earlswoodsc.co.uk/. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "Earlswood Village Hall". http://www.earlswoodvillagehall.org.uk/. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "Earlswood Village Museum". https://earlswoodvillagemuseum.org/. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "Home - ACO Motors". https://acomotors.co.uk/. Retrieved 23 November 2020.