Long Itchington

Long Itchington
Long Itchington Long Itchington shown within Warwickshire
Population	2,013 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP420653
Civil parish	Long Itchington
District	Stratford-on-Avon
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHAM
Postcode district	CV47
Dialling code	01926
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Kenilworth and Southam
List of places UK England Warwickshire

Coordinates: 52°17′02″N 1°22′59″W / 52.284°N 1.383°W / 52.284; -1.383

Long Itchington often referred to by locals as "Long Itch" 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, decreasing to 2,013 at the 2011 Census.^[1] The village is named after the River Itchen which flows to the south and west of the village.

Long Itchington is located around two miles north of Southam upon the A423 road. Just south of the village is the Grand Union Canal.

Long Itchington is mostly made up of 20th century developments, but includes several historic buildings, including the half-timbered "Tudor House" on the main road. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have stayed there in 1572 and 1575. The old "Manor House" in the Square dates from the 15th century.

St Wulfstan, said to have been born in Long Itchington around 1012, became Bishop of Worcester in 1062. Other notables born in the village include the journalist Tom Hilditch.

The village was once served by the former Weedon to Leamington Spa railway line. The village station was on the outskirts on the road towards Southam, and was therefore known as Southam and Long Itchington railway station, but this closed to passengers in the late 1950s. Part of the old railway line has been converted into a cycleway as part of the National Cycle Network.

South of the village is a former cement works which runs all the way from the outskirts of the village to very near the entrance to Southam, it closed in the late '90s but still remains in place. Quarrying at the site however still continues. Opposite the old cement works is a small model village named Model Village which was built to house the workers.

Amenities

The village contains 6 pubs, a small shop, a co-op, a church, a primary school, a hairdressers, a park, and a community centre.

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 December 2015.

Warwickshire Towns & Villages, by Geoff Allen (2000) ISBN 1-85058-642-X

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Long Itchington.

http://www.longitchington.org.uk/ Official Long Itchington Parish Council Website

Stratford-on-Avon District towns, parishes and settlements

Warwickshire County Council elections District Council elections Stratford-on-Avon Constituency

Towns	Alcester Henley-in-Arden Shipston-on-Stour Southam Stratford-upon-Avon

Large villages	Bidford-on-Avon Bishops Itchington Harbury Kineton Studley Wellesbourne

Other civil parishes, villages and hamlets	Admington Alderminster Ardens Grafton Arlescote Arrow Aston Cantlow Atherstone-on-Stour Avon Dassett Barton-on-the-Heath Bearley Beaudesert Billesley Binton Brailes Burmington Burton Dassett Butlers Marston Charlecote Claverdon Clifford Chambers Combrook Compton Verney Compton Wynyates Coughton Ettington Exhall Fenny Compton Gaydon Great Alne Great Wolford Halford Hampton Lucy Honington Idlicote Ilmington Kinwarton Ladbroke Lighthorne Lighthorne Heath Little Compton Long Itchington Long Marston Lower Shuckburgh Loxley Luddington Morton Bagot Moreton Morrell Napton-on-the-Hill Oldberrow Oxhill Pillerton Hersey Preston Bagot Preston-on-Stour Priors Hardwick Priors Marston Quinton Radbourne Radway Salford Priors Sambourne Snitterfield Spernall Stockton Tanworth-in-Arden Temple Grafton Tredington Ullenhall Upper Shuckburgh Warmington Welford-on-Avon Weston-on-Avon Whichford Whitchurch Wilmcote Wixford Wolverton Wootton Wawen Wormleighton

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Boroughs or districts	Borough of North Warwickshire Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough of Rugby District of Stratford-on-Avon District of Warwick

Major settlements	Alcester Atherstone Bedworth Coleshill Henley-in-Arden Kenilworth Nuneaton Royal Leamington Spa Rugby Shipston-on-Stour Southam Stratford-upon-Avon Warwick Whitnash See also: List of civil parishes in Warwickshire

Rivers	Alne Anker Arrow Avon Blythe Cole Dene Itchen Leam Rea Sherbourne Sowe Stour Tame

Canals	Coventry Grand Union Oxford Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire ring

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