Bidford-on-Avon
Bidford-on-Avon is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. In the 2001 census it had a population of 4,830
Location
Bidford-on-Avon village is, as its name suggests, situated on the River Avon, some 7 miles downstream of Stratford-upon-Avon and about the same distance upstream of Evesham. The village grew up around an ancient ford, now replaced by a narrow stone bridge, on the Ryknild Street roman road, now a minor country road to Honeybourne 4 miles to the south. To the north Alcester is about 4 miles away, Redditch 10 miles away and Birmingham 25 miles away.
Local government
Bidford-on-Avon is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Warwickshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.
History
William Shakespeare mentions "Drunken Bidford" in one of his plays. William Shakespeare once had a drinking compitition and then wrote a poem about 'Drunken Bidford' and 'Papist Wixford', to name but a few
Churches
- St Lawrence (Anglican)
- Bidford Methodist Church
- St Joseph The Worker (Catholic)
- Bidford on Avon Baptist Church
Trivia
- The village was featured on the motoring programme Top Gear when the presenters resurfaced a local road in a day, a task that would have usually taken a whole working week.
See also
External links
- Map sources for Bidford-on-Avon
- Bidford on Avon Baptist Church website
- A few Old Postcards of Bidford
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