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Polesworth is located at the northern tip of Warwickshire, close to the border with Staffordshire, it is only three miles from Tamworth. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Tamworth town centre Map sources for Tamworth at grid reference SK2203 Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire England, located 17 miles (25 km) north-east from the city of Birmingham. ...

The River Anker and the Coventry Canal run through Polesworth, and the A5 road runs nearby. Polesworth had a railway station on the West Coast Main Line, but this is currently closed (December 2005). The River Anker flows through the centre of Nuneaton towards Tamworth. ... Coventry Canal nr Fradley The Coventry Canal is a narrow Canal in England which travels for 38 miles (65 km) between Coventry and Fradley Junction,just north of Lichfield, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal. ... Marble Arch - the start of the A5 road The A5 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...

History

The name Polesworth is derived from "Pol" meaning a 'depth of water' and "Worth" meaning 'a dwelling'.

Polesworth was once the site of an Abbey. Polesworth Abbey was founded in 827 by King Egbert, but was disbanded as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, father), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve as the spiritual father or mother of the community. ... Events Succession of Pope Valentine, then Pope Gregory IV. Arabs invade Sicily. ... The Dissolution of the Monasteries (referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries) was the formal process, taking place between 1538 and 1541, by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the Roman Catholic monastic institutions in England and took them to himself, as the...

When this happened the lands of the Abbey were sold to Heny Goodere, who used the stones of the Abbey to build a mannor house - Polesworth Hall.

Polesworth Hall was a centre of culture during Elizabethan times, the poet Michael Drayton spent some of his education here, and it is rumored that William Shakespeare also spent some time here. Elizabeth ushers in Peace and Plenty. ... Michael Drayton (1563- December 23, 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Actually Polesworth Hall is called Pooley Hall - hence the housing area it overlooks is called Pooley View

The Coventry Canal was built through Polesworth in the 1770s, and the village developed a coal mining and clay industry, and the population underwent rapid growth. Coventry Canal nr Fradley The Coventry Canal is a narrow Canal in England which travels for 38 miles (65 km) between Coventry and Fradley Junction,just north of Lichfield, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal. ... Events and Trends For more events, see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress (July 4, 1776). ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ... Quaternary clay in Estonia. ...

During the Second World War opencast coal mining devastated the surrounding countryside, which caused the River Anker to be diverted. The former opencast site is now a public park and the river now flows on its original course. Industry has now gone, and Polesworth is now mainly a commuter vllage. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ...

A correction to the statement above - Polesworth Station is not in fact closed. When the West Coast Main Line was upgraded, the footbridge was removed and either lost, or didn't fit back in place (depending who you believe). This means that it is not possible to access one of the platforms. Polesworth Station currently receives on train a day in a northerly direction (April 2006).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polesworth_railway_station.

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External links

• Polesworth Parish - Local Website