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Gaydon is a parish and village in Warwickshire
Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, close to Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington , and "Leam" to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England....
. In the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom....
, the parish had a population of 376.

The village is at the junction of the B4100 (former A41
A41 road

The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been superseded by motorways....
) and B4451 roads, a mile from Junction 12 of the M40 motorway
M40 motorway

The M40 motorway is a motorway in the England transport network that connects London to Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05....
, and is two miles north-east of Kineton
Kineton

Kineton is a large village and civil parish on the River Dene in south-eastern Warwickshire, England. The village is part of Stratford-on-Avon , and in the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 2,278....
.

Close by is the former RAF V bomber
V bomber

The term V bomber was used for the Royal Air Force aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear weapon strike force....
 base RAF Gaydon
RAF Gaydon

RAF Gaydon is a former Royal Air Force station in Warwickshire in the United Kingdom.During World War II an Royal Air Force station was built near the village....
, the Land Rover
Land Rover

Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle manufacturer, based in Solihull, West Midlands , England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India....
 H.Q. and Jaguar facility, now owned by Tata motors
Tata Motors

Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO , is a multinational corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is India's largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company....
, as well as the Heritage Motor Centre
Heritage Motor Centre

The Heritage Motor Centre is a British motor museum and research centre, located at Gaydon in Warwickshire, England. The centre is open to the public, and houses a collection of important vehicles, celebrating Britain's motoring heritage....
, home to the largest collection of historic British cars in the world, charting the history of the British car industry from the turn of the 20th century to the present day.






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Gaydon is a parish and village in Warwickshire
Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, close to Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington , and "Leam" to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England....
. In the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom....
, the parish had a population of 376.

The village is at the junction of the B4100 (former A41
A41 road

The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been superseded by motorways....
) and B4451 roads, a mile from Junction 12 of the M40 motorway
M40 motorway

The M40 motorway is a motorway in the England transport network that connects London to Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05....
, and is two miles north-east of Kineton
Kineton

Kineton is a large village and civil parish on the River Dene in south-eastern Warwickshire, England. The village is part of Stratford-on-Avon , and in the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 2,278....
.

Close by is the former RAF V bomber
V bomber

The term V bomber was used for the Royal Air Force aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear weapon strike force....
 base RAF Gaydon
RAF Gaydon

RAF Gaydon is a former Royal Air Force station in Warwickshire in the United Kingdom.During World War II an Royal Air Force station was built near the village....
, the Land Rover
Land Rover

Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle manufacturer, based in Solihull, West Midlands , England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India....
 H.Q. and Jaguar facility, now owned by Tata motors
Tata Motors

Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO , is a multinational corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is India's largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company....
, as well as the Heritage Motor Centre
Heritage Motor Centre

The Heritage Motor Centre is a British motor museum and research centre, located at Gaydon in Warwickshire, England. The centre is open to the public, and houses a collection of important vehicles, celebrating Britain's motoring heritage....
, home to the largest collection of historic British cars in the world, charting the history of the British car industry from the turn of the 20th century to the present day. Gaydon is also the home of Aston Martin
Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill hillclimbing near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
.

A disused quarry near Gaydon is also home to special vaults housing the highly flammable nitrate film elements of the British Film Institute
British Film Institute

The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:...
's BFI National Archive
BFI National Archive

The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archive in the world. Until 2006 it was known as the National Film and Television Archive....
, the world's largest archive of film and television.

See also

  • RAF Gaydon
    RAF Gaydon

    RAF Gaydon is a former Royal Air Force station in Warwickshire in the United Kingdom.During World War II an Royal Air Force station was built near the village....
  • Land Rover
    Land Rover

    Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle manufacturer, based in Solihull, West Midlands , England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India....


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