Southam Rural District
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Southam Rural District was a rural district
in the county
of Warwickshire
, England
. It was created in 1894 and consisted of 26 parishes, a further six parishes were added in 1932, when the Farnborough Rural District
was disbanded. It was named after and administered from Southam
.
Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the District of Stratford-on-Avon
.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 32 civil parishes.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Warwickshire
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 was created in 1894 and consisted of 26 parishes, a further six parishes were added in 1932, when the Farnborough Rural District
Farnborough Rural District
Farnborough was a rural district in Warwickshire, England from 1894 to 1932.It was formed from that part of the Banbury rural sanitary district which was in Warwickshire .It contained the...
was disbanded. It was named after and administered from Southam
Southam
Southam is a small market town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,509 in the town.The nearest sizeable town to Southam is Leamington Spa, located roughly 7 miles to the west...
.
Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the District of Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon (district)
Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.The district is named "Stratford-on-Avon" to distinguish it from its main town of Stratford-upon-Avon where the district council is based, although this name often causes confusion .The district is mostly rural and...
.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 32 civil parishes.
- Avon DassettAvon DassettAvon Dassett is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, nestling among the Burton Dassett Hills about four miles east of Kineton and seven miles north of Banbury in Oxfordshire...
- Bishops Itchington
- Burton DassettBurton DassettBurton Dassett is a parish and shrunken medieval village in Warwickshire. Much of the area is now the Burton Dassett Hills country park. It was enclosed for sheep farming by Sir Edward Belknap at the end of the 15th century....
- ChadshuntChadshuntChadshunt is a village and civil parish in the Stratford on Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. Chadshunt is located in between the villages of Gaydon and Kineton. Chadshunt has a church called All Saints Church, Chadshunt....
- Chapel Ascote
- ChestertonChesterton, WarwickshireChesterton is a small village in Warwickshire, England. It is about five miles south of Leamington Spa, near the villages of Harbury and Lighthorne.-Parish:...
- FarnboroughFarnborough, WarwickshireFarnborough is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. The village has a church, St. Botolphs, village hall and public house, The Inn at Farnborough.-References:*Warwickshire Towns & Villages, by Geoff Allen ISBN 1-85058-642-X...
- Fenny ComptonFenny ComptonFenny 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...
- GaydonGaydonGaydon is a parish and village in Warwickshire, England, close to Leamington Spa. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 376.The village is at the junction of the B4100 and B4451 roads, a mile from Junction 12 of the M40 motorway, and is two miles north-east of Kineton.-Motor...
- HarburyHarburyHarbury is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 2,485....
- Hodnell
- LadbrokeLadbroke, WarwickshireLadbroke is a village and civil parish about south of Southam in Warwickshire.-Manor:The earliest known record of Ladbroke is from AD 998, when King Æthelred II granted lands at Southam, Ladbroke and Radbourne to Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce....
- LighthorneLighthorneLighthorne is a village in Warwickshire, England. It is about south of Leamington Spa.Lighthorne is a small village in a valley and is near Moreton Morrell, Kineton and Wellesbourne....
- Long ItchingtonLong ItchingtonLong Itchington is a large village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 2,161. The village is named after the River Itchen which flows to the south and west of the village....
- Napton-on-the-HillNapton-on-the-HillNapton-on-the-Hill, , is a village and civil parish east of Southam in Warwickshire, England.-Manor:...
- Priors HardwickPriors HardwickPriors Hardwick is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England. The name derives from the fact that it was originally a manor belonging to the Priors of Coventry.- History :...
- Priors MarstonPriors MarstonPriors Marston is a village in Warwickshire, England, southwest of Daventry. The Oxford Canal and Jurassic Way both run nearby. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the population of the parish is 506, most of whom live in the village....
- RadwayRadwayRadway is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire about north-west of Banbury in neighbouring Oxfordshire.The village is at the foot of Edge Hill and is notable for the Battle of Edgehill, one of the early major engagements of the English Civil War, which was fought in fields around the village...
- Ratley and Upton
- ShotteswellShotteswellShotteswell is a small village in south Warwickshire surrounded on three sides by Oxfordshire. It is located 4.5 miles north-west of Banbury and is part of Stratford-on-Avon district.-Overview:...
- SouthamSouthamSoutham is a small market town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,509 in the town.The nearest sizeable town to Southam is Leamington Spa, located roughly 7 miles to the west...
- StocktonStockton, WarwickshireStockton is a village and civil parish, in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1,391. The village is located just to the east of the A426 road two miles north-east of Southam, and eight miles south-west of Rugby.Stockton's name was...
- Stoneton
- UftonUftonUfton is a small village in the Stratford District of Warwickshire, England. It is south east of Leamington Spa and west of Southam on the A425 road. It sits on top of a glacial escarpment 121 metres above sea level which was formed during the last ice age...
- Upper and Lower Radbourne
- Upper and Lower Shuckburgh
- WarmingtonWarmington, WarwickshireWarmington is a village in the English county of Warwickshire.Warmington is in the Stratford District Council area. Local matters are in the hands of Warmington and Arlescote parish council. The 2001 census records the parish as having a population of 297...
- Watergall
- Wills Pastures
- WormleightonWormleightonWormleighton is a village in the county of Warwickshire, England.Although founded in the 15th century, it was abandoned after the English Civil War when the Spencer family home Wormleighton Manor was burned down in 1645. The village, however, refounded in the 19th century...