Bishop's Tachbrook is a village and

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in the

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, England. The village is about south of

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined wit ...

and

Leamington Spa Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply LeamingtonEven more colloquially, also referred to as Lem or Leam (). (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Pri ...

. A church at Bishop's Tachbrook is mentioned in the ''

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''. The village contains traditional

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buildings, and modern residences including council-owned terraced housing. Facilities and amenities include The Leopard

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, the oldest part of which was a morgue for the nearby crematorium, small retail outlets including a corner shop, a

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for children aged 4 to 11, and a park which includes a BMX track. The 'Victory Club' is used for social purposes by the church. There is sports and social club which is the base for Leamington Hibernians

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Club of the

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, while the

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side

Leamington F.C. Leamington Football Club is a football club based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the New Windmill Ground near Bishop's Tachbrook. History The club was established in 1933 as the wor ...

play near the village. Local governance is provided by a parish council. According to the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 2,514, increasing to 2,558 at the 2011 Census.

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known colloquially as Guide Dogs, is a British charitable organization, charitable organisation that uses guide dogs to help blind and partially blind people. The organisation also participates in pol ...

breeding centre is based just to the south of the village.GDBA Breeding Centre website
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Bishop's Tachbrook Parish Council
web site Villages in Warwickshire {{Warwickshire-geo-stub

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