Stoneleigh is a small village in
WarwickshireWarwickshire 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...
,
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on the
River SoweThe River Sowe is a River in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, and flows into it just south of Stoneleigh....
, about 5 miles (8 km) south of
CoventryCoventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
and 5 miles (8 km) north of
Leamington SpaRoyal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...
. The village is situated about 600 yards (549 m) northeast of the
confluenceIn geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
of the
River SoweThe River Sowe is a River in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, and flows into it just south of Stoneleigh....
and the
River AvonThe River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the Midlands of England...
.
Stoneleigh does not have a
public houseA public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
. All three were closed by Lord Leigh over 100 years ago, after his daughter was laughed at by drunks when she was going to church on a tricycle.
Stoneleigh village has a church called the
Church of the Virgin Mary.
Stoneleigh Abbey
Stoneleigh AbbeyStoneleigh Abbey is a large country mansion situated to the southwest of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.The Abbey was founded by the Cistercians in 1154...
is to the southwest of the village of Stoneleigh. In 1154, it was founded by the
Cistercians. From 1561 to 1990, it was the home of the
Leigh familyBaron Leigh is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of England 1643 when Sir Thomas Leigh, 2nd Baronet, was created Baron Leigh, of Stoneleigh in the County of Warwick...
. In 1996, Lord John Piers Leigh transferred the ownership of Stoneleigh Abbey and its 690 acres (279 ha) grounds to a charitable trust. Between 1996 and 2000, it was extensively renovated with the help of grants, including a large grant from the
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.
Stoneleigh Park
Stoneleigh ParkStoneleigh Events is located south west of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England.The site covers about , of which is maintained...
(previously known as the National Agricultural Centre) is to the southwest of the village. Stoneleigh Park is an exhibition and conference centre which hosts, amongst many other annual events, the
Royal ShowThe Royal Show was an annual agricultural show/fair held by the Royal Agricultural Society of England every year from 1839 to 2009. It was held in Stoneleigh Park near Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, England...
, a huge national agricultural event and the Town and Country Festival. From 1991-2001 it hosted the Christian event "Stoneleigh Bible Week", hosted by
NewfrontiersNewfrontiers is a neocharismatic apostolic ministry network of evangelical, charismatic churches founded by Terry Virgo. It forms part of the British New Church Movement, which began in the late 50s and 60s combining features of Pentecostalism with British evangelicalism...
, in which up to 30,000 Christians from all over the world gathered for worship and teaching over a fortnight period with alternating weeks.
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