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Alderminster
Alderminster
	St Mary & Holy Cross parish church
	Alderminster Location within Warwickshire
Population	491 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP2348
Civil parish	Alderminster;
District	Stratford-on-Avon;
Shire county	Warwickshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stratford-upon-Avon
Postcode district	CV37
Dialling code	01789
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stratford-on-Avon;
Website	Alderminster Parish Council
	List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°08′N 1°40′W / 52.13°N 01.66°W

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Alderminster is a village and civil parish on the River Stour about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The village is on the A3400 road between Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 491.^[1]

History

Alderminster was an exclave of Worcestershire until 1931, when it was transferred to Warwickshire. When rural district councils were created in the 1890s, Alderminster was part of Shipston on Stour Rural District. When the parish was transferred to Warwickshire it became part of Stratford on Avon Rural District.^[2] The first mention of a post office in the village is in July 1849, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued.^[3] The post office closed in 1973.

In the Domesday Book (1086) Alderminster is shown as part of the land of St Mary's of Pershore, in Pershore Hundred, Worcestershire. In 1884 the village is shown on a map as consisting only of a few houses. The Minster and Parish Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross is of 12th century origin.^[4] The church has been listed Grade II* since 1967.^[5] Alderminster was one of the film locations of MGM's 1963 horror film The Haunting.

Between 1963 and 1968, the village was the location of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring bunker, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It was subsequently demolished, no trace remains today. ^[6]

References

^ "Area: Alderminster (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ "Details of boundary changes". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007.
^ The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties. The Midland (GB) Postal History Society. 1997. p. 151. ISBN 0-9513311-3-2.
^ Alderminster Medieval Settlement; our.warwickshire.org.uk
^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross (1382532)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "Alderminster ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

Sources

Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 62–63.
Willis-Bund, J.W.; Page, W.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Worcester. Victoria County History. Vol. 4. London: St Catherine Press. pp. 7–12.

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[1] "Area: Alderminster (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

[2] "Details of boundary changes". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007.

[3] The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties. The Midland (GB) Postal History Society. 1997. p. 151. ISBN 0-9513311-3-2.

[4] Alderminster Medieval Settlement; our.warwickshire.org.uk

[5] Historic England. "Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross (1382532)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[6] "Alderminster ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

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-'''Alderminster''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] on the [[River Stour, Warwickshire|River Stour]] about {{convert|4|mi}} south of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] in [[Warwickshire]], [[England]]. The village is on the [[A3400 road]] between Stratford-upon-Avon and [[Shipston-on-Stour]]. The [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]] recorded the parish's population as 491.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119894&c=Alderminster&d=16&e=62&g=6472109&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1426057742063&enc=1 |title=Area: Alderminster (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>
+'''Alderminster''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] on the [[River Stour, Warwickshire|River Stour]] about {{convert|4|mi}} south of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] in [[Warwickshire]], England. The village is on the A3400 road between Stratford-upon-Avon and [[Shipston-on-Stour]]. The [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]] recorded the [[parish]]'s population as 491.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119894&c=Alderminster&d=16&e=62&g=6472109&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1426057742063&enc=1 |title=Area: Alderminster (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
 ==History==
+{{see also|History of Worcestershire|History of Warwickshire}}
-Alderminster was an [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] of [[Worcestershire]] until 1931, when it was transferred to Warwickshire. When [[Rural district|rural district councils]] were created in the 1890s, Alderminster was part of [[Shipston on Stour Rural District]]. When the parish was transferred to Warwickshire it became part of Stratford on Avon Rural District.<ref>{{cit web |url= http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10061921 |title=Details of boundary changes |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |accessdate=}} {{wayback|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10061921 |date=20070303041440 }}</ref>
+Alderminster was an [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] of [[Worcestershire]] until 1931, when it was transferred to [[Warwickshire]]. When rural district councils were created in the 1890s, Alderminster was part of [[Shipston on Stour Rural District]]. When the [[parish]] was transferred to Warwickshire it became part of [[Stratford on Avon]] Rural District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10061921 |title=Details of boundary changes |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303041440/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10061921 |archive-date=2007-03-03 }}</ref> The first mention of a [[post office]] in the village is in July 1849, when a type of [[postmark]] known as an undated circle was issued.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties |year=1997 |publisher=The Midland (GB) Postal History Society |page=151 |isbn=0-9513311-3-2}}</ref> The post office closed in 1973.
+In the [[Domesday Book]] (1086) Alderminster is shown as part of the land of [[St Mary]]'s of [[Pershore]], in Pershore Hundred, [[Worcestershire]]. In 1884 the village is shown on a map as consisting only of a few houses. The [[Minster (church)|Minster]] and [[Parish Church]] of St Mary and the Holy Cross is of 12th century origin.<ref>[http://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/catalogue_her/alderminster-medieval-settlement Alderminster Medieval Settlement]; our.warwickshire.org.uk</ref> The church has been listed [[listed building|Grade II*]] since 1967.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1382532 |desc=Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref> Alderminster was one of the [[Location shooting|film locations]] of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]'s 1963 horror film ''[[The Haunting (1963 film)|The Haunting]]''.
-The first mention of a [[post office]] in the village is in July 1849, when a type of [[postmark]] known as an undated circle was issued.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties |year=1997 |place= |publisher=The Midland (GB) Postal History Society |page=151 |isbn=0-9513311-3-2}}</ref> The post office closed in 1973.
+Between 1963 and 1968, the village was the location of a [[Royal Observer Corps]] monitoring bunker, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It was subsequently demolished, no trace remains today. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Alderminster ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica |url=https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/alderminster-roc-post/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=www.subbrit.org.uk}}</ref>
-Alderminster was one of the [[Location shooting|film locations]] of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]'s 1963 horror film ''[[The Haunting (1963 film)|The Haunting]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==Further reading==
+==Sources==
+{{refbegin}}
-*{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author1-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Wedgwood |first2=Alexandra |year=1966 |title=Warwickshire |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |place=Harmondsworth |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |isbn= |pages=62–63 |ref=harv}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author1-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Wedgwood |first2=Alexandra |year=1966 |title=Warwickshire |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |place=Harmondsworth |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |pages=62–63 }}
 *{{cite book |editor1-last=Willis-Bund |editor1-first=J.W. |editor1-link=John William Willis-Bund |editor2-last=Page |editor2-first=W.H. |editor2-link=William Henry Page |date=1924 |title=A History of the County of Worcester |volume=4 |series=[[Victoria County History]] |place=London |publisher=St Catherine Press |pages=7–12 |url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol4/pp7-12}}
+{{refend}}
 ==External links==
-{{commonscat|Alderminster}}
+{{commons category|Alderminster}}
 * [http://www.alderminster-pc.gov.uk/ Alderminster Parish Council]
 *[http://www.stourdene.org/index.php The Stourdene Benefice]
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 [[Category:Civil parishes in Warwickshire]]
 [[Category:Villages in Warwickshire]]
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v t e Stratford-on-Avon District towns, parishes and settlements
Warwickshire County Council elections District Council elections Stratford-on-Avon Constituency
Towns	Alcester Henley-in-Arden Shipston-on-Stour Southam Stratford-upon-Avon
Large villages	Bidford-on-Avon Bishop's Itchington Harbury Kineton Studley Wellesbourne
Other civil parishes, villages and hamlets	Admington Alderminster Ardens Grafton Arlescote Arrow Aston Cantlow Atherstone on Stour Avon Dassett Barton-on-the-Heath Bearley Beaudesert Billesley Binton Brailes Burmington Burton Dassett Butlers Marston Charlecote Claverdon Clifford Chambers Combrook Compton Verney Compton Wynyates Coughton Ettington Exhall Fenny Compton Gaydon Great Alne Great Wolford Halford Hampton Lucy Honington Idlicote Ilmington Kinwarton Ladbroke Lighthorne Lighthorne Heath Little Compton Long Itchington Long Marston Lower Shuckburgh Loxley Luddington Milcote Morton Bagot Moreton Morrell Napton on the Hill Oldberrow Oxhill Pillerton Hersey Preston Bagot Preston on Stour Priors Hardwick Priors Marston Quinton Radbourne Radway Salford Priors Sambourne Snitterfield Spernall Stockton Tanworth-in-Arden Temple Grafton Tidmington Tredington Ullenhall Upper Shuckburgh Warmington Welford-on-Avon Weston-on-Avon Whichford Whitchurch Wilmcote Wixford Wolverton Wootton Wawen Wormleighton
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