Newbold on Stour
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Newbold on Stour is a village in Warwickshire
about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Stratford upon Avon.
The Church of England parish church
of Saint David
was built in 1833. It was restored in 1884-89 and the spire was removed in 1948. St. David's parish now belongs to the Benefice of the Stourdene Group which also includes the parishes of Alderminster
, Butlers Marston
, Ettington
, Halford
and Pillerton Hersey
.
Newbold has a village store and two public house
s: the Bird In Hand (Hook Norton Brewery
) and the White Hart.
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...
about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Stratford upon Avon.
The Church of England parish church
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
of Saint David
Saint David
Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to...
was built in 1833. It was restored in 1884-89 and the spire was removed in 1948. St. David's parish now belongs to the Benefice of the Stourdene Group which also includes the parishes of Alderminster
Alderminster
Alderminster is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It is on the River Stour and the A3400, between Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. Nearby places are Wimpstone, Atherstone-on-Stour and Newbold-on-Stour...
, Butlers Marston
Butlers Marston
Butlers Marston is a village and civil parish on the River Dene in south-eastern Warwickshire, England. The village is part of Stratford-on-Avon district, and in the 2001 census it had a population of 226....
, Ettington
Ettington
Ettington is a village in Warwickshire, England. It is located eight kilometres south-east of Stratford upon Avon and is less than a mile west of the Fosse Way...
, Halford
Halford
Halford may refer to:Places:*Halford, Shropshire, England*Halford, Warwickshire, England*Halford Island, Nunavut, CanadaPeople:* Alison Halford , Welsh former senior police officer and politician...
and Pillerton Hersey
Pillerton Hersey
Pillerton Hersey is a village and civil parish about north of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England.The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary, serves both Pillerton Hersey and nearby Pillerton Priors whose own church burned down in the 17th century.Apart from a BT phone box there are...
.
Newbold has a village store and two public house
Public house
A 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...
s: the Bird In Hand (Hook Norton Brewery
Hook Norton Brewery
Hook Norton Brewery is a regional brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, founded in 1849. The brewing plant is a traditional Victorian "tower" brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor to floor; mashing at the top, boiling in the middle, fermentation...
) and the White Hart.