Eathorpe

Eathorpe

Eathorpe is a small village five miles east of Leamington Spa, in the English county of Warwickshire. It is in its own parish, in the electoral ward of Cubbington. It is very close to the B4455, which follows the line of the Roman Fosse Way, and the river Leam. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 113.

Although the village is small it has an excellent village hall, built in 2006. The village is well-known for its Christmas decorations, each house being spectacularly lit up, and for its pub, "The Plough".

Eathorpe Hall is the former home of Samuel Shepheard, whose principal claim to fame is that he built the original Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. [ "Warwickshire and Worcestershire Life", March 1986 ] An inscription on the bridge, over the river Leam, which links Eathorpe with the nearby village of Wappenbury reads: "This bridge was erected by Samuel Shepheard of Eathorpe Hall, AD 1862".

The first mention of a post office in Eathorpe was in 1875, but the village post office closed in March 1999.

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