Barford, Warwickshire

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Barford is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, about three miles south of Warwick. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,171. The Joint Parish Council also runs the villages of Sherbourne and Wasperton.

The University of Warwick Boat Club trains on the River Avon at Barford.

[edit] Notable people from Barford

Joseph Arch (1826-1919), first president of the National Agricultural Labourers Union and Liberal MP. One of the two pubs in Barford is named after him.
Annie Butler (4 June 1897-28 September 2009), English supercentenarian, who, at the age of 112, was the second-oldest person in the United Kingdom until her death in 2009.

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