Northend, Warwickshire
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Northend is a village in south-east Warwickshire
, England
, located roughly half-way between the town of Banbury
and the conurbation of Leamington Spa
and Warwick
. Situated at the foot of the Burton Dassett Hills
, which contains Burton Dassett Country Park, it is less than a mile east of the M40 motorway
. There was once a primary school in the village but this was controversially closed by the LEA due to a claimed lack of pupils and it has now been converted into a house. There were two churches in the village, a Church of England
building, known as the Chapel of Ease and Northend Methodist Chapel which has now been converted into a house.
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...
, located roughly half-way between the town of Banbury
Banbury
Banbury is a market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford...
and the conurbation of Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...
and 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...
. Situated at the foot of the Burton Dassett Hills
Burton Dassett Hills
Burton Dassett Hills Country Park is a country park in southeastern Warwickshire, England.It was created as a country park in 1971 and is run by Warwickshire County Council. It comprises a group of ironstone hills, which are named after the tiny village of Burton Dassett which is located in the hills...
, which contains Burton Dassett Country Park, it is less than a mile east of the M40 motorway
M40 motorway
The M40 motorway is a motorway in the British transport network that forms a major part of the connection between London and Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05...
. There was once a primary school in the village but this was controversially closed by the LEA due to a claimed lack of pupils and it has now been converted into a house. There were two churches in the village, a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
building, known as the Chapel of Ease and Northend Methodist Chapel which has now been converted into a house.