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Coordinates: 52°34′36″N 1°34′22″W / 52.57656°N 1.57282°W
Merevale 
The Gatehouse to Merevale Estate in Merevale Lane. The building and the Church of Our Lady behind it were originally part of the Cistercian Merevale Abbey complex.
Merevale
Merevale shown within WarwickshireOS grid reference SP2997 Parish Merevale District North Warwickshire Shire county Warwickshire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Atherstone Postcode district CV9 Dialling code 01827 Police Warwickshire Fire Warwickshire Ambulance West Midlands EU Parliament West Midlands UK Parliament North Warwickshire List of places: UK • England • Warwickshire Merevale is a Village and Civil Parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. Located about one and a half miles west of Atherstone, it is the site of a medieval Cistercian Abbey (founded in 1148) and Merevale Hall, (built in 1840 and home to the Dugdale family).
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History
Merevale Abbey
An abbey was built in Merevale in 1148 by Robert de Ferrers the Earl of Derby, it was a relatively small abbey with only around 10 monks, The abbey of Merevale itself was dissolved in October 1538, during the reign of Henry VIII and fell into ruin, but some traces of it still remain to the present day. One of the most significant parts of the abbey to have survived is the Gate Chapel, which is now used as the parish church. The church is significant for its Cistercian stained glass, including its famous Jesse window (one of the most important in the British Isles), and for being the only Cistercian Gate Chapel to be open for regular weekly services throughout the year.
Merevale Hall
Main article: Merevale HallDesigned by Edward Blore, Merevale Hall was completed in 1840 and has been the home of the descendants of Sir William Dugdale since this time. Dugdale was a strong royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War, and was appointed as his 'Garter Principal King of Arms'. Many of his artefacts, including ceremonial clothes, can be seen at the hall.
Governance
The village has its own parish called Merevale civil parish although for some purposes it is merged to form Bentley and Merevale Civil Parish.
Merevale was part of the Atherstone Rural District. In 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 the Atherstone Rural District became part of the newly formed district of North Warwickshire. Inside North Warwickshire Merevale is part of the Baddersley and Grendon Ward and is represented by John Moore and Ray Sweet who are both Labour, Merevale is covered by the Baddersley Ensor Ward in Warwickshire County Council and is also represented by Ray Sweet.[1]
It is part of the North Warwickshire constituency and the current MP is Conservative Dan Byles,[2] it is also part of the West Midlands European Parliament constituency which is represented by 6 MEPs.
Public Services
Waste collection services are provided by North Warwickshire Borough Council. Water and sewage services are provided by Severn Trent Water. The Distribution Network Operator for electricity is Central Networks better known as E.ON UK.
Merevale the a Coventry (CV) Postcode, the Postal Town is Atherstone where which is also the nearest post office. The nearest Library is also in Atherstone. Merevale uses the Tamworth 01827 area code.[3]
The nearest police and fire stations are in Atherstone,.[4] Atherstone is part of Warwickshire Police, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Health
The village lies in the North Warwickshire NHS trust area. The village does not have its own doctor's surgery or pharmacy The nearest GP's surgeries can be found in Atherstone. The George Eliot Hospital at Nuneaton is the area's local hospital.[5][6] It has an Accident and Emergency Department. Out of hours GP services are also based at George Eliot.
Transport
The A5 (Watling Street) at runs to the east of Merevale.
The village has 1 bus stop on the A5 and is served by routes 48 and 765,[7] the nearest railway station is Atherstone.
The nearest airports are Birmingham and East Midlands
Media
The local newspapers covering the area are the Tamworth Herald, which has a separate edition for North Warwickshire and the Atherstone Recorder.
The local BBC radio station covering the area is BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. Local commercial stations in the area include Mercia and Touch FM.
The village is covered by the Central ITV and BBC West Midlands TV regions broadcast from the nearby Sutton Coldfield transmitting station.
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Ceremonial county of Warwickshire Boroughs or districts Major settlements Alcester • Atherstone • Bedworth • Coleshill • Henley-in-Arden • Kenilworth • Leamington Spa • Nuneaton • Rugby • Shipston-on-Stour • Southam • Stratford-upon-Avon • Warwick • Whitnash
See also: List of civil parishes in WarwickshireRivers Topics Categories:- Villages in Warwickshire
- Atherstone
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