Atherstone on Stour

Atherstone on Stour

Atherstone on Stour (gbmapping|SP205508) is a village and civil parish in the Stratford on Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It is located about three miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon, on the Warwickshire-Gloucestershire border and is essentially the estate village of Alscot Park. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 59.

Warehouse fire

On 2 November, 2007, a very large fire at a vegetable warehouse (operated by Wealmoor Ltd) in the village killed four Warwickshire Fire And Rescue Service firefighters, Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, Ian Reid, (who died in hospital), and John Averis. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7076401.stm|title=Four Firefighters believed dead] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7082500.stm|title=Families' tribute to firefighters]

ee also

*2007 Atherstone fire

References

External links

* [http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/D84B7F3A51C30054802568F900313014 Atherstone on Stour community website]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57026 Parish history from British History Online]


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