Hartshill
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Hartshill is a village in the borough
of North Warwickshire
, England
.
Hartshill is three miles from Nuneaton
town centre but is still regarded as a suburb
of the town despite being in the North Warwickshire
borough.
In the 2001 census, the civil parish of Hartshill had a population of 3,611 http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800162&c=hartshill&d=16&e=15&g=493200&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1252646301218&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781.
Hartshill is famous for the writer Michael Drayton
who knew William Shakespeare. Drayton was born at Chapel Cottage in Hartshill Green in 1563. A school in Hartshill bears his name.
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the council is based...
, 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...
.
Hartshill is three miles from Nuneaton
Nuneaton
Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...
town centre but is still regarded as a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of the town despite being in the North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the council is based...
borough.
In the 2001 census, the civil parish of Hartshill had a population of 3,611 http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800162&c=hartshill&d=16&e=15&g=493200&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1252646301218&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781.
Hartshill is famous for the writer Michael Drayton
Michael Drayton
Michael Drayton was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era.-Early life:He was born at Hartshill, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Almost nothing is known about his early life, beyond the fact that in 1580 he was in the service of Thomas Goodere of Collingham,...
who knew William Shakespeare. Drayton was born at Chapel Cottage in Hartshill Green in 1563. A school in Hartshill bears his name.