Tredington, Warwickshire

Tredington

St Gregory's parish church
seen from the southeast
Tredington
Tredington shown within Warwickshire
Population 1,422 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP211435
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Shipston-on-Stour
Postcode district CV36
Dialling code 01608
Police Warwickshire
Fire Warwickshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament
Website Tredington Parish Council

Tredington is a village and civil parish on the River Stour in Warwickshire, England. The village is 2 miles (3 km) north of Shipston-on-Stour. The civil parish includes the village of Newbold on Stour and hamlets of Armscote, Blackwell and Darlingscott. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,422.[1]

Tredington civil parish was part of Worcestershire until 1931.

Parish church

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St Gregory are Anglo-Danish, built around AD 1000. The building has subsequent phases of work from the 12th, 14th, 15th and 17th or 18th centuries. The building was restored in the 19th century. The west tower is 14th-century and has a tall spire.[2] The church is a Grade I listed building.[3]

The west tower has a ring of six bells. George Purdue of Taunton, Somerset cast the third, fourth and tenor bells in 1622. Robert Atton of Buckingham cast the fifth bell in 1624. Matthew I Bagley of Chacombe, Northamptonshire cast the treble bell in 1683. G Mears and Company of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London cast the second bell in 1858.[4]

Amenities

Tredington has an 18th-century pub, the White Lion.[5][6]

Newbold and Tredington primary school is in Tredington.[7]

Tredington no longer has a village shop.

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Tredington (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Pevsner & Wedgwood 1966, p. 434.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Gregory  (Grade I) (1024028)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Chester, Mike (5 June 2017). "Tredington S Gregory". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "White Lion Inn  (Grade II) (1024057)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Individual Pubs Limited
  7. ↑ Newbold and Tredington Primary School

Bibliography

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 434–435.
  • Willis-Bund, JW; Page, William, eds. (1913). "Tredington". A History of the County of Worcester. Victoria County History. III. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co. pp. 541–551.
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