Ettington
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Ettington is a village in Warwickshire
, England
. It is located eight kilometres south-east of Stratford upon Avon and is less than a mile west of the Fosse Way
(B4455). According to the 2001 UK Census, the parish has a population of 953, most of whom live in the village.
words Ea meaning water and Don meaning ascending ground or meadow, thus ascending ground or meadow near a river. The river in question could either be the River Stour
or the River Dene
, both of which run nearby.
Throughout history the village has had several names, including Eatenden, Upper & Lower Eatington, and Eatington. The latter is still used sometimes by locals as well as by Microsoft Auto Route.
encampment close to the site of the current village , and there was definitely an Anglo Saxon settlement . One of the oldest buildings still in existence is a Quaker meeting house that dates back to 1684. The manor house
, which can trace its origins back to the Domesday Book
, is now the Ettington Park Hotel owned by Hand Picked Hotels
, and was featured in the 1963 film The Haunting
. Ettington Park Hotel is itself renowned as being haunted, and was investigated for the first ever time by Midlands' Ghost Hunt Company 'Eerie Evenings' on 31 October 2009.
Ettington railway station
was opened on 1 July 1873 and was situated on the Broom to Fenny Compton
line. The station was closed in 1963 due to the Beeching Axe
, and the line itself was closed two years later.
The famous composer and organist William Croft
was born in Ettington and was baptised in the parish church
of the Holy Trinity and St. Thomas of Canterbury. There is a Church of England
primary school in the village.
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located eight kilometres south-east of Stratford upon Avon and is less than a mile west of the Fosse Way
Fosse Way
The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter in South West England to Lincoln in Lincolnshire, via Ilchester , Bath , Cirencester and Leicester .It joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at Venonis south...
(B4455). According to the 2001 UK Census, the parish has a population of 953, most of whom live in the village.
Name
The name Ettington is derived from the Old English languageOld English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
words Ea meaning water and Don meaning ascending ground or meadow, thus ascending ground or meadow near a river. The river in question could either be the River Stour
River Stour, Warwickshire
The River Stour is a river in Warwickshire, England. It is a tributary of the Avon, which it joins at Stratford-upon-Avon. The source of the River Stour is in Traitors Ford; it joins the Avon at Clifford Chambers....
or the River Dene
River Dene
The River Dene is a small river in Warwickshire, England.It is a tributary of the Avon, which it joins at Charlecote Park. The headwaters of the River Dene rise on the western slopes of the Burton Dassett Hills and flow westward towards Kineton...
, both of which run nearby.
Throughout history the village has had several names, including Eatenden, Upper & Lower Eatington, and Eatington. The latter is still used sometimes by locals as well as by Microsoft Auto Route.
History
It is likely there was a RomanRoman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
encampment close to the site of the current village , and there was definitely an Anglo Saxon settlement . One of the oldest buildings still in existence is a Quaker meeting house that dates back to 1684. The manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
, which can trace its origins back to the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, is now the Ettington Park Hotel owned by Hand Picked Hotels
Hand Picked Hotels
Hand Picked Hotels, set up by financier Guy Hands and his wife Julia, owns and operates a collection of individual and historic country house hotels. Julia, a former lawyer, now runs Hand Picked Hotels.TIMELINE...
, and was featured in the 1963 film The Haunting
The Haunting (1963 film)
The Haunting is a 1963 British psychological horror film by American director Robert Wise and adapted by Nelson Gidding from the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. It stars Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn. The film centers around the conflict between...
. Ettington Park Hotel is itself renowned as being haunted, and was investigated for the first ever time by Midlands' Ghost Hunt Company 'Eerie Evenings' on 31 October 2009.
Ettington railway station
Ettington railway station
Ettington railway station was a railway station located one mile to the north of Ettington, Warwickshire, England.-History:Opened on 1 July 1873 the station was situated on the East and West Junction Railway route from Stratford-upon-Avon to Fenny Compton....
was opened on 1 July 1873 and was situated on the Broom to Fenny Compton
Fenny Compton
Fenny Compton is a village and parish in Warwickshire, England, about eight miles north of Banbury. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 797. Its church of St. Peter and St. Clare was built in the 14th century...
line. The station was closed in 1963 due to the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
, and the line itself was closed two years later.
The famous composer and organist William Croft
William Croft
William Croft was an English composer and organist.Croft was born at the Manor House, Nether Ettington, Warwickshire. He was educated at the Chapel Royal, under the instruction of John Blow, and remained there until 1698. Two years after this departure, he became organist of St. Anne's Church, Soho...
was born in Ettington and was baptised in the parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of the Holy Trinity and St. Thomas of Canterbury. There is a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
primary school in the village.