Baxterley
| Baxterley | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 The Rose Inn | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | Expression error: Unexpected < operator.&y=Expression error: Unexpected < operator.&z=120 SP96993 |
| Location: | 52°34’12"N, 1°35’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 328 (2011) |
| Post town: | Atherstone |
| Postcode: | CV9 |
| Dialling code: | 01827 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Warwickshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Warwickshire |
Baxterley is a small village and parish in the Hemlingford hundred of Warwickshire. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 335, reducing to 328 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is about two miles west of Atherstone and is home to Jaguar Land Rover's national distribution centre.
History
Baxterley has been in existence since Saxon times but is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. Baxterley Hall was built by John Glover in 1548, and demolished in 1849. It is thought that the original village site was built up around the church, quite some distance away from the current village and was mainly a centre for agricultural dwellings and working. The opening of the mine resulted in a gradual migration of the labour force some 2 miles or so down the road, so that nowadays there are just a few isolated cottages and houses close to the church and the majority of the village has effectively relocated to its present position.
Mining
Baddesley and Baxterley Pit was the major employer in the area, from its opening in 1850, to its closure in 1989. It was the site of one of the worst pit disasters in the Midlands, where a coal dust explosion in 1882 lead to the deaths of 32 men, including the owner, William Dugdale of Merevale Hall. There is a memorial to those who lost their lives in the pit in the nave of the church.[2] the mine closed in 1989 and remained derelict for many years until the remaining pit buildings on the Main Road were refurbished and converted into offices.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2001 census the parish has a population of 395.[4]
Crime
In 2009 there was an average of 2.2 crimes per 1,000 people for the ward of Baddesley and Grendon, and during the same period there were 5 crimes per head for the borough of North Warwickshire. In 2010 the figure was up to 3.3 crimes per head. The most common type of crime is anti-social behaviour.[5]
Baxterley Church
Baxterley Church is a church in the Polesworth Deanery of the Diocese of Birmingham, it is just under two miles from the village and the nearest village to it is Wood End. It is part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley Group of churches.[6]
Education
There has never been any educational establishment in the village so most primary school students attend Wood End Primary School and high school students attend school in Atherstone.
Recreation
There is a Public House known as the Rose Inn. Outside the front of The Rose and next to the village pond is half of the original winding wheel from the mine, mounted on a plinth. The nearest Leisure centre is in Atherstone.
Public Services
The village does not have any takeaways or restaurants, with the nearest one being in Atherstone. The nearest police and fire stations are also in Atherstone.[7]
Transport
Baxterley lies close to the A5 near Atherstone.
The village has 2 bus stops along Main road served by route 777, and the nearest railway station is at Atherstone.
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (15 miles).
Baxterley Aerodrome
Baxterley Aerodrome is a small grass-strip airfield with a single runway located next to the village. It hosts several air shows throughout the year.[8]
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120494&c=Baxterley&d=16&e=62&g=6471220&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1450882126014&enc=1. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "The Baddesley Baxterley Pit Explosion 1882". http://www.baddesleypitexplosion.co.uk/index.html. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mine Explorer". http://www.mine-explorer.co.uk/mines/Baddesley_2376/Baddesley.asp. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ Sillitoe, Neil (14 April 2008). "Detect browser settings". Neighbourhood Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6181639&c=CV9%202LQ&d=14&e=16&g=493134&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1288012844768&enc=1&dsFamilyId=121. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Crime Mapping — Warwickshire Police Safer Neighbourhoods". http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/crime-mapping/. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ↑ Young, Carole. "Kingsbury & Baxterley Group Home Page". http://www.kingbaxgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Baxterley Airfield". http://merlinplastics.co.uk/wingsandwheels/index.html. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
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