Radford Semele

Infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 52.277000
longitude = -1.496000
official_name = Radford Semele
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static_image_caption =
population = 2,034 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Radford Semele
shire_district = Warwick
shire_county = Warwickshire
region = West Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town =
postcode_district = CV31
postcode_area = CV
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SP344644

Radford Semele is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England, close to the town of Leamington Spa. According to the 2001 UK census, Radford Semele parish had a population of 2,034.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800354&c=Radford+Semele&d=16&e=15&g=494626&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215985409565&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Radford Semele CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-07-13
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics] It lies to the east of the town on the road between Leamington and Southam. It has a 16th Century pub with a priest hole and a rumoured tunnel to the local church, St Nicholas. The local school is the Radford Semele Church of England School. This is a junior school and most senior school pupils go to school in either Southam, Leamington Spa or Warwick which are close by. As well as the parish church of St Nicholas, which burnt down in March 2008, the village also has a Baptist Church (Radford Semele Baptist Church), which was built in 1874.

History

A poorly preserved Roman Villa was excavated in 1974 at NGR SP 342624 near Pounce Hill Farm, approximately 1.5km south of the village. See [http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/search/fr.cfm?RCN=NMR_NATINV-335629&CFID=309384&CFTOKEN=35496457] and [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0068-113X%281975%296%3C220%3ARBI1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M] .

The village is named after a family from Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly in Normandy - they were lords of the manor in around 1120.

Current Issues

There is currently a debate on whether new houses will be built in the area. Most residents oppose this idea and there have been several meetings in opposition to development.

St Nicholas Church, a Grade II listed building, was discovered to be on fire on 16 March 2008 and all that remains is the tower and shell of the building. [cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7299456.stm
title = Medieval church damaged by fire
accessdate = 2008-03-18
date = 16 March 2008
work = BBC News Online
publisher = BBC] The fire is not considered suspicious. [cite web
url = http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0150swarksnews/tm_headline=warwickshire-blaze-church-will-cost-millions&method=full&objectid=20639270&siteid=92746-name_page.html
title = Warwickshire blaze church will cost millions
accessdate = 2008-03-19
date = 18 March 2008
work = icCoventry.co.uk
publisher = Coventry Telegraph

]

References

External links

*IoE|308111 - St. Nicholas Church