No Man's Heath, Warwickshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Nomansheath.jpg
Official Name:No Man's Heath
Coordinates:52.6772°N -1.5719°W
Civil Parish:Newton Regis
Shire County:Warwickshire
Region:West Midlands
Post Town:Tamworth
Postcode District:B79
Postcode Area:B
Os Grid Reference:SK288090

No Man's Heath is an area of the civil parish of Newton Regis, in the North Warwickshire district, in the county of Warwickshire, England, about northeast of Tamworth. It is near the boundaries of four English counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire. Nearby in the late 19th century were Netherseal Colliery and Netherseal Hall. Today a small village exists here, also called No Man's Heath, which is the northernmost settlement in Warwickshire. No-Mans-Heath was formerly an extra-parochial tract,[1] in 1858 No Mans Heath became a separate civil parish,[2] on 24 March 1888 the parish was abolished and merged with Newton Regis.[3] In 1881 the parish had a population of 70.[4] The county boundary which used to divide the village between Leicestershire and Warwickshire has been re-drawn on 1 April 1965[5] to place the whole village in Warwickshire.[6]

The village has an Indian restaurant called The Four Counties Spice; this used to be the village public house, called The Four Counties Inn.

Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and Staffordshire meet about 0.5miles northwest of the village. Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire meet a further half-mile northwest. There is an ancient (probably Mercian) stone, divided into four parts, which may mark the point where the four counties met before boundary adjustments.

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  1. Web site: History of No Mans Heath, in North Warwickshire and Warwickshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes No Mans Heath CP/ExP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Tamworth Registration District. UKBMD. 30 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Population statistics No Mans Heath CP/ExP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Newton Regis CP/AP . A Vision of Britain.
  6. Web site: Map of No Mans Heath in Warwickshire . streetmap.co.uk.