Abbot's Salford
Coordinates: 52°09′03″N 1°54′04″W / 52.150846°N 1.90107°W
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 Salford Hall in Abbot's Salford |
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 Abbot's Salford
Abbot's Salford shown within Warwickshire |
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| OS grid reference | SP068502 |
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| Civil parish | Salford Priors |
| District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Shire county | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EVESHAM |
| Postcode district | WR11 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Warwickshire | |
Abbot's Salford is the name of a village in the English county of Warwickshire. It is found six miles south of Alcester, about the same distance from Evesham, very close to the Worcestershire border, and is within the parish of Salford Priors. The River Avon runs close by the eastern side of the village.
Salford Hall, built originally in 1470 is the village's largest and most grand building. It was originally built as a living place for monks from nearby Evesham Abbey.[1] By the reign of Charles 1st it had become, by marriage, the seat of the Roman Catholic Stanford family. John Stanford of Salford Hall was a Cavalier and was killed in 1649. He was a grandson of Sir William Stanford, K.G.(d.1558). The Great Hall has a four-centred fire-place in the south wall, and in the east wall a doorway with a 17th-century pediment and shield with the Arms of the Stanfords, who resided there until 1812.[2] It is now used as a Country House hotel, and is classed as a Grade I listed building.
There was also an ancient nunnery in the village which has been converted to a private dwelling.[3]
[edit] Other things to do
As well as the hotel the modest modern attractions of the village seem to be Abbot's Salford Lake, which is an excellent fishing spot, and a caravan park.
[edit] References
- ^ Salford Hall Hotel Website
- ^ 'Parishes: Salford Priors', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945), pp. 155-165. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57003
- ^ A picture of the nunnery in the late 19th century
