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Curdworth
Statistics
Population: <1500
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: SP179927
Administration
Parish: Curdworth
District: North Warwickshire
Shire county: Warwickshire
Region: West Midlands
Constituent country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county: Warwickshire
Services
Police force: Warwickshire Police
Ambulance: West Midlands
Post office and telephone
Post town: Sutton Coldfield
Postal district: B76
Dialling code: 01675
Politics
UK Parliament: North Warwickshire
European Parliament: West Midlands

Curdworth is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, England, just on the border of Warwickshire with Birmingham in West Midlands [1]. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... // The West Midlands is an area of central England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase sometimes used, usually by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia (example here) and European institutions such as the Council of Europe... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Warwickshire Police is the police force which polices Warwickshire in England. ... This is a list of ambulance services in the United Kingdom: Ambulance services in England, after July 1, 2006 are A few deviations from the above have been made for operational reasons. ... The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... Map sources for Sutton Coldfield at grid reference SP1395 Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield is a part of the City of Birmingham, England. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The debating chamber, or hemicycle, in Strasbourg The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European... West Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article is about the city in England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ...

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General

In 1995 and 2000 Curdworth won the title of Best Kept Village in Warwickshire, in the large village class [2]. A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ...


Origins

Curdworth and Minworth both originated in the 6th or 7th Centuries, being established by Angles settlers, and are historically associated with the Arden family (William Shakespeare's maternal relations). Minworth is a village on the outskirts of Birmingham in the West Midlands area of England. ... White cliffs of Dover in England White cliffs of Rugen down the Baltic coast from Schleswig The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestor of Angeln, a modern district located in Schleswig, Germany. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


Curdworth is probably corrupted from Crida's Worth. Worth means property of and the Angle called Crida owned land here. Curdworth is first documentated in 1160. Creoda (or Crida) (died 593) was an early King of Mercia (c. ...


There were remains of a moat associated with the Arden's in the fields close to Curdworth, now buried under the M42. It is thought to have been their home before they moved to Park Hall in Castle Bromwich. For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. ... Castle Bromwich is a large village situated within the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English West Midlands area. ...


Parish Church

The Parish Church of St Nicholas is of Norman origin (1170-1190). It was lengthened in the 14th Century and the Perpendicular style tower was added in the late 15th Century. Amongst many pieces of sculpture is an angel (now headless) that used to be on the road bridge over the River Tame at Water Orton to safeguard the safe passage of travellers. There is a dedication to St Peter ad Vincula for this church, one of only twelve churches. The River Tame flows from the Black Country, through north Birmingham, past Tamworth (which takes its name from the river), and into the River Trent near Alrewas. ... Water Orton is a village on the River Tame, West Midlands in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. ...


Civil War

One of the first encounters between the Roundheads and Cavaliers of the Civil War (1642-1649) took place in the fields to the south of Curdworth. One of the musket balls fired left a mark in a nave window. Some of the casualties are supposed to be buried in the graveyard. The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ... Prince Rupert of the Rhine Cavaliers was the name used by Parliamentarians for the Royalist supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). ... The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) from 1642 until 1651. ...


Transport

The village is close to the M6 Toll and M42 motorways. Roadside sign showing (out of date) tariffs for the M6 Toll. ... For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. ...


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