Bilton, Warwickshire
| Bilton | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 Main Street, Bilton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP484736 |
| Location: | 52°21’50"N, 1°17’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 6,175 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Rugby |
| Postcode: | CV22 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rugby |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rugby |
Bilton is an ancient parish in Warwickshire, which has become a suburb of Rugby, about a mile and a half south-west of the town centre.[2] It comprises much of the western half of the town.
History
Historically a village in its own right, Bilton's name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Beolatun (Beola's town), and it was mentioned in the Domesday Book as both Beltone and Bentone. The parish Church of St Mark in Bilton dates from the mid-14th century, but was expanded and restored in 1873.[3]
In the 20th century, Bilton was subsumed by the suburban expansion of Rugby and most of the civil parish was merged into the Rugby municipal borough in 1932, with the remainder going to Dunchurch.[4][2]
The old village centre of Bilton still survives. The village green of Bilton contains the remains of an ancient cross. Bilton Hall in the old village is a Grade-I listed building, the earliest parts of which date from 1623.[3]
To the north of Bilton is the area known as New Bilton.[2]
Education
Bawnmore Infant School, Bilton C. of E. Junior School, Bilton Infant School, Bilton School, Bizzy Tots Day Nursery, Henry Hinde Infant and Junior Schools, Cawston Grange School, Rugby High School for Girls and the Crescent School are located in Bilton.
Gallery
St Mark's Church
The village green
Bilton Hall
Old stone cross remains
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References
- ↑ "BILTON Ward in West Midlands". City Population. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-wards-westmidlands.php?adm2id=E05008975. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Parishes: Bilton". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp30-35.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Geoff, Allen (2000). Warwickshire Towns & Villages. Sigma Press. pp. 24-25. ISBN 1-85058-642-X.
- ↑ "The borough of Rugby". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp202-210. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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