Alderminster

Alderminster

St Mary & Holy Cross parish church
Alderminster
 Alderminster shown within Warwickshire
Population 491 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP2348
Civil parishAlderminster
DistrictStratford-on-Avon
Shire countyWarwickshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Stratford-upon-Avon
Postcode district CV37
Dialling code 01789
Police Warwickshire
Fire Warwickshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentStratford-on-Avon
WebsiteAlderminster Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire

Coordinates: 52°08′N 1°40′W / 52.13°N 01.66°W / 52.13; -01.66

Alderminster is a village and civil parish on the River Stour about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The village is on the A3400 road between Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 491.[1]

History

Alderminster was an exclave of Worcestershire until 1931, when it was transferred to Warwickshire. When rural district councils were created in the 1890s, Alderminster was part of Shipston on Stour Rural District. When the parish was transferred to Warwickshire it became part of Stratford on Avon Rural District.[2]

The first mention of a post office in the village is in July 1849, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued.[3] The post office closed in 1973.

Alderminster was one of the film locations of MGM's 1963 horror film The Haunting.

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Alderminster (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Details of boundary changes". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Archived from the original on 2007-03-03.
  3. ↑ The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties. The Midland (GB) Postal History Society. 1997. p. 151. ISBN 0-9513311-3-2.

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