Bubbenhall - The Church of St Giles - geograph

Bubbenhall is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

Warwick district Warwick is a local government district in Warwickshire, England. It is named after the historic county town of Warwick, which is the district's second largest town; the largest town is Royal Leamington Spa, where the council is based. The district ...

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

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. The village lies off the A445 road, about southeast of

Coventry Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centurie ...

, and north-northeast of

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 ...

. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 687, reducing to 655 at the 2011 Census. It has two

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s, The Three Horseshoes and The Malt Shovel and a sports field with a

village hall A village hall is a public building in a rural or suburban community which functions as a community centre without a religious affiliation. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, a village hall is a building which is owned by a local gover ...

. Just to the east of the village is Ryton Pools Country Park and to the south is Weston and Waverley Wood. Nearby villages include

Ryton-on-Dunsmore Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (8.8 km) south-east of Coventry and 8 miles (12.1 km) west of Rugby. The 2001 census recorded a population of 1,6 ...

, Stretton-on-Dunsmore,

Baginton Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry / West Midlands county. With a population of 801 ( 2001 Census), Baginton village is south of central Cove ...

, Stoneleigh and

Weston under Wetherley Weston under Wetherley, often known by locals as just Weston, is a small village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. It is on the B4453, northeast of the closest town, Leamington Spa, Royal Leamington Spa. According to the United Kingdom ...

. St. Giles Church was built in 1153 and enlarged in 13thc & 14th century.

References

External links

Bubbenhall Parish Council
Information Site Villages in Warwickshire {{Warwickshire-geo-stub