Atherstone on Stour
Coordinates: 52°09′25″N 1°42′07″W / 52.157°N 1.702°W
| Atherstone on Stour | |
 Atherstone on Stour
Atherstone on Stour shown within Warwickshire |
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| Population | 59 |
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| OS grid reference | SP204510 |
| Civil parish | Atherstone on Stour |
| District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Shire county | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STRATFORD-UPON-AVON |
| Postcode district | CV37 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Warwickshire | |
Atherstone on Stour (grid reference SP205508) is a village and civil parish in the Stratford on Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It is located about three miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon, on the Warwickshire-Gloucestershire border and is essentially the estate village of Alscot Park. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 59.
[edit] Warehouse fire
On 2 November 2007, a very large fire at a vegetable warehouse (operated by Wealmoor Ltd) in the village allegedly killed four Warwickshire Fire And Rescue Service firefighters, Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, Ian Reid, (who died in hospital), and John Averis.[1][2] On 28 February 2011 it was announced that three senior fire officers from the Warwickshire Fire Service would face manslaughter by gross negligence charges over the deaths.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Four Firefighters believed dead". BBC News. 3 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7076401.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Families' tribute to firefighters". BBC News. 7 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7082500.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Charges over Warwickshire firefighters' deaths". BBC News (BBC). 28 February 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12598130. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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