Priors Hardwick
| Priors Hardwick | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's, Priors Hardwick | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP470559 |
| Location: | 52°12’0"N, 1°18’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 172 (2011) |
| Post town: | Southam |
| Postcode: | CV47 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Stratford-on-Avon |
Priors Hardwick is an affluent village and parish in Warwickshire, adjacent to the border with Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 172.[1] The name derives from the fact that it was originally a manor belonging to the Priors of Coventry.[2]
History
The oldest houses in the village are centred on the village green, with The Butcher's Arms dated as 1562,[2] although some sources place it back as far as 1375.
The proximity to the drover's road known as the Welsh Road influenced the village and the naming of local landmarks. The cattle drovers used to water their animals at a pond outside the village, which resulted in it being named Cowpool. This is unusual, since locally, such waterholes were named pits, rather than the Welsh-derived name pool (pwyll). London End in the village, and various buildings with welsh in their name also derive from the closeness of the road.[3]
The original settlement is on the government's list of Scheduled Ancient Monuments[4] with most of the village being enclosed in a Conservation Area.[5]
Landmarks
The major business in the village is The Butcher's Arms, originally a pub, now a Portuguese restaurant. The Anglican parish church of St Mary is a Grade-II* listed building, with parts dating from the 12th century. It is part of the Bridges Group of Parishes.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127722&c=Priors+Hardwick&d=16&e=62&g=6472123&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1451562392690&enc=1. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Priors Hardwick". Parishes. The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry. http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/priorshardwick.html. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ↑ Colyer, Richard. "Welsh Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century". National Library of Wales journal. 1974, Summer. Volume XVIII/3. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CattleDrovers2.html. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ↑ "Stratford-on-Avon District Local Plan Review 1996–2011, Appendix 5 – Scheduled Ancient Monuments" (PDF). Stratford-on-Avon District Council. January 2003. http://www.stratford.gov.uk/localplan/ELECTRONIC/Appendix5.pdf. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ↑ "Priors Hardwick Conservation Area" (PDF). Stratford-on-Avon District Council. February 2006. http://www.stratford.gov.uk/files/seealsodocs/3901/SDC0554FEB06.pdf. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
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