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	Topics Ryton-on-Dunsmore Topic Home Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a villageVillage A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas.... and civil parishCivil parish A civil parish in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or count... in the Rugby district of WarwickshireWarwickshire Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England.... , and is south-east of CoventryCoventry Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough, in the West Midlands region of England.... , EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom.... . The 2001 census recorded a population of 1,672 in the parish. The A45A45 road Overview The A45 is a major road in England.... dual carriageway passes through the village. Garden OrganicGarden Organic Garden Organic, formerly known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association , is the UK's leading organic growing chari... , the UK's leading organic growing charity, has a ten-acre demonstration garden dedicated to organic gardeningOrganic gardening Summary Organic gardening is a form of gardening that uses substantial diversity in pest control to reduce the use of pesticides and... in the village. Ryton Pools Country ParkRyton Pools Country Park Ryton Pools Country Park is a country park one mile south west of the village of Ryton on Dunsmore in Warwickshire, England... is about a mile south-west of the village. Notable inhabitants The cyborgCyborg The term cyborg, a portmanteau of cybernetic organism, is used to designate an organism which adds to or enhances its ab... scientist, Kevin WarwickKevin Warwick Kevin Warwick is a cybernetics professor at the University of Reading, England.... , grew up in the village in the 1960s and attended the local junior school. The car plant The former factory (also known as the Ryton Plant) was a feature of the village for more than 60 years. It was situated between the A45A45 road The A45 is a major road in England.... (on the north-east) and the A423A423 road The A423 road is a primary A road in England which leads from central Banbury to the A45 near Coventry.... (on the south-west) in WarwickshireWarwickshire Summary Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England.... . The south-east of the factory site bordered with Ryton-on-Dunsmore village. The factory was originally constructed by the Rootes Group in 1940 to build aircraft engines during the Second World War. After the war it became the headquarters of the Rootes Group, but when the organisation entered financial difficulties in the 1960s the company (in stages) and thus the plant were taken over by American car-making giant ChryslerChrysler The Chrysler Corporation was an American automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 19251998.... . Chrysler itself entered financial difficulties and sold the plant for a symbolic US$1.00 to PSA Peugeot CitroënPSA Peugeot Citroën PSA Peugeot Citro?n is a French automobile and motorcycle manufacturer; these are sold under the Peugeot and Citro?n marqu... in 1978. Peugeot started building their 309Facts About Peugeot 309 The Peugeot 309 is a small family car designed and manufactured by Peugeot between 1986 and 1993, and between 1994 and 1997 ... model there on 28 October 1985, and by the end of 1987 it had been joined by the 405Peugeot 405 The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in 1988 and which continues to be manufacture... . When 309 production ceased in early 1993, the 306Peugeot 306 olspan=2\|\|-!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkgreen;"\|Peugeot 306... took its place and for a while was the mainstay of production after the 405's demise in the autumn of 1995. The second production line was revived over the summer of 1998 with the commencement of 206Peugeot 206 olspan=2\|\|-!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkgreen;"\|Peugeot 206... production, and the 206 was the only car produced at the plant after the end of 306 production in the spring of 2001. In April 2006, Peugeot decided that the Ryton plant would close during 2007. In the event, it closed on 12 December 2006 and the 140-acre site was sold to developer Trenport Investments Ltd for industrial use in March 2007. Demolition of the plant began on 12 November 2007. Coventry City Football Club The Academy of Coventry City F.C.Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip.... , the Sky Blues Lodge, is based on the Leamington Road in the village. External links