Milverton, Warwickshire
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Milverton is an ancient parish in the Knightlow hundred of Warwickshire, containing the north-western part of Leamington Spa. The original hamlet outside of the town's urban area is now called Old Milverton, and indeed for ecclesiastical purposes, the parish is split into Old Milverton and New Milverton.
The parish church is dedicated to St James, and although only built in 1879–80, it is on the site of a much older church.
The River Avon forms its northern and western boundaries, and the Leam its southern. Part of the eastern boundary was originally the Binsbrook, although this is now built over, it is commemorated by Brook Street in Leamington. Until about 1840 it seems to have been little affected by the growth of Leamington, but by 1880 the district between Rugby Road on the north and Warwick New Road and Milverton Hill on the south had been built over, and since then there has been considerable development to the north of Rugby Road.[1]
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- ↑ Victoria County History of Warwickshire, Vol 6, p164 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp164-167