Alderminster
| Alderminster | |
|---|---|
 St Mary & Holy Cross parish church | |
| Population | 491 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP2348 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
| Website | Alderminster Parish Council |
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.
Alderminster was one of the film locations of MGM's 1963 horror film The Haunting.[citation needed]
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. Template:Wayback
- ^ The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties. The Midland (GB) Postal History Society. 1997. p. 151. ISBN 0-9513311-3-2.
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 62–63.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - 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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