Tredington, Warwickshire Explained

Official Name:Tredington
Static Image Name:Tredington, Warwickshire, St Gregory.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Gregory's parish church
seen from the southeast
Coordinates:52.091°N -1.626°W
Os Grid Reference:SP257437
Population:1422
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Shire District:Stratford-on-Avon
Shire County:Warwickshire
Region:West Midlands
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Stratford-on-Avon
Post Town:Shipston-on-Stour
Postcode District:CV36
Postcode Area:CV
Dial Code:01608
Website:Tredington Parish Council

Tredington is a village and civil parish on the River Stour in Warwickshire, England. The village is 2miles north of Shipston-on-Stour. The civil parish includes the village of Newbold on Stour and hamlets of Armscote, Blackwell and Darlingscott. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,422.[1] Tredington civil parish was part of Worcestershire until 1931. The River Stour runs through Tredington.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire and History of Warwickshire.

Parish church

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St Gregory are Anglo-Danish, built around 1000. The building has subsequent phases of work from the 12th, 14th, 15th and 17th or 18th centuries. The building was restored in the 19th century. The west tower is 14th-century and has a tall spire. The church is a Grade I listed building. The west tower has a ring of six bells. George Purdue of Taunton, Somerset cast the third, fourth and tenor bells in 1622. Robert Atton of Buckingham cast the fifth bell in 1624. Matthew I Bagley of Chacombe, Northamptonshire cast the treble bell in 1683. G Mears and Company of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London cast the second bell in 1858.[2]

Quaker arrest

In the years after the Restoration, Nonconformist religious groups were suppressed, including Quakers. Quaker leader George Fox was arrested on a visit to Tredington in 1673.

Amenities

Tredington had an 18th-century pub, the White Lion.[3] that was closed 2019, until It was open again in 2022 after it had a major renovation. Newbold on Stour and Tredington primary school is in Tredington.[4] Tredington no longer has a village shop or filling station. Tredington previously had a Little Chef restaurant, until this was taken over by Channings Diner (circa 1997).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area: Tredington (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics . . . 22 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Tredington S Gregory . Chester . Mike . 5 June 2017 . . . 27 June 2018.
  3. https://www.individualpubs.co.uk/ Individual Pubs Limited
  4. http://www.newboldtredington.warwickshire.sch.uk Newbold and Tredington Primary School