Lower Shuckburgh

Lower Shuckburgh

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Lower Shuckburgh
latitude= 52.258133
longitude= -1.289356
civil_parish= Upper and Lower Shuckburgh
population = 82 (2001 Census)
shire_district= Stratford-on-Avon
shire_county= Warwickshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Stratford-on-Avon
post_town= SOUTHAM
postcode_district = CV47
postcode_area= CV
dial_code= 01926
os_grid_reference= SP4862

Lower Shuckburgh is a small village in eastern Warwickshire it lies within the civil parish of "Upper and Lower Shuckburgh" which in the 2001 census had a population of 82 [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790540 ONS Neighborhood statistics] ] .

The village lies upon the A425 road between Southam and Daventry. Just north of the village is the Oxford Canal. Upon Beacon hill just south of the village is the deserted village of "Upper Shuckburgh" after which the parish is partly named.

The most notable building in the village is the church of St John Baptist which dates from 1864 and is built in Gothic style.

Shuckburgh was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Sochberge", possibly referring to a long lost burial mound or barrow.

References

* "Allen, Geoff", Warwickshire Towns & Villages, (2000) ISBN 1 85058 642 X


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