Barford, Warwickshire
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Barford is a village and civil parish
in the Warwick district
of Warwickshire
, England
, about three miles south of Warwick
. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,171. The Joint Parish Council also runs the villages of Sherbourne
and Wasperton
.
The University of Warwick Boat Club
trains on the River Avon at Barford.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Warwick district
Warwick (district)
Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. The current leader of the district council is Conservative Party member Michael Doody. The council is currently controlled by the Conservative group, who hold 23 of the 46 council seats...
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...
, about three miles south of Warwick
Warwick
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...
. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,171. The Joint Parish Council also runs the villages of Sherbourne
Sherbourne, Warwickshire
Sherbourne is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England.-Geography and administration:Sherbourne is 3 miles South of the county town Warwick and also borders Barford, Fulbrook, Snitterfield, Norton Lindsey and Budbrooke...
and Wasperton
Wasperton
Wasperton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire.It is on the east bank of the Warwickshire Avon and is some south of the town of Warwick which is easily accessed by the A429 road.-External links:*...
.
The University of Warwick Boat Club
University of Warwick Boat Club
The University of Warwick Boat Club is the rowing club of the University of Warwick. It was founded in 1966 and currently has over 100 members.The club caters for all levels of rowers, from novices to Boat Race winners and Olympians.-Facilities:...
trains on the River Avon at Barford.
Notable people from Barford
- Joseph ArchJoseph ArchJoseph Arch was an English politician, born in Barford, Warwickshire who played a key role in what Karl Marx called the "Great awakening" of the agricultural workers in 1872.-Biography:...
(1826-1919), first president of the National Agricultural Labourers UnionNational Union of Agricultural and Allied WorkersThe National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers was a trade union in the United Kingdom.It was established as the Eastern Counties Agricultural Labourers & Small Holders Union at a conference of Norfolk agricultural workers at the Angel Hotel, North Walsham on 20 July 1906...
and LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP. One of the two pubs in Barford is named after him. - Annie ButlerAnnie ButlerAnnie Butler was an English supercentenarian, who, at the age of 112, was the second-oldest person in the United Kingdom until her death in 2009....
(4 June 1897-28 September 2009), EnglishEnglandEngland 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...
supercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
, who, at the age of 112, was the second-oldest person in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
until her death in 2009.