Lillington, Warwickshire

Infobox UK place
official_name= Lillington
country= England
region= West Midlands
population=
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latitude= 52.3006
longitude= -1.5183
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postcode_area= CV
postcode_district= CV32
dial_code=
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shire_district= Warwick
shire_county= Warwickshire
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static_image_caption= Crown Way, Lillington.

Lillington is an area of the town Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England. Lillington was formerly a village which existed before the time of the Domesday Book (1086), until it was subsumed into Leamington Spa, the parish being incorporated into that borough in 1890.

New centre

Lillington itself has two main areas, the new centre based around "Crown Way" which contains shops, dry cleaners and a post office. The area was predominantly built as a council house estate, and contains three tower blocks. The tallest of which "Eden Court" dominates the skyline and can be seen from the "Radford Road", Sydenham, Radford Semele and for miles outside Leamington.

Former village

The second, and older area, contains the former village with the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, Warwickshire, the former manor house, some Victorian terraced houses as well as an estate of 1950s predominantly semi-detached houses.

Campion Hills

A high point in Leamington is the "Campion Hills" near the Newbold Comyn recreation grounds, offering a view over Leamington. Atop is the town's transmission tower which is used to transmit TV and radio signals and the Severn Trent water treatment plant which serves the whole of Leamington. There is also a BMX track there.

Flood prevention

Just inside Lillington, on the Leamington Spa town centre side, is a hollowed-out field. This area is designed to receive the water of the "Bins Brook" if it should overflow and prevent flooding. It bears some resemblance to an emptied lake and may be filled during flash floods.

Education

The local schools are Lillington Primary, Telford Infant and Telford Junior Schools. The nearest secondary school is North Leamington Community School and Arts College. A new community centre opened in December 2006, to replace the one built in the 1960sfact|date=July 2008. This is located next to Lillington Library, run by Warwickshire County Council.

The Midland Oak

The nearby Midland Oak marks the supposed very centre of England.Fact|date=June 2008 There have been several of these oaks throughout the years, the most recent being planted in the 1990s.

Churches

The 14th century parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, Warwickshire was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The late Perpendicular tower was retained, with a contemporary bell, cast around 1480. With two seventeenth century bells and five more dating from 1927, the present ring of eight bells was formed. They were re-hung by Nicholsons' of Bridport in 2007.The Free church is located on the "Cubbington Road". In the early 20th century the remains of a mammoth was found in the vicinity. Fact|date=June 2008

Miscellany

It is rumoured that Guy Fawkes and his men rode through Lillington on the Cubbington Road before his attempt to blow up parliament fact|date=July 2008.

Proximity

Lillington is connected to the north to Cubbington, a village which has become a suburb of Leamington.

ee also

*Leamington Spa
*Midland Oak
*Cubbington

External links

* [http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nlsbinswood/ North Leamington School]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/view.php?id=27563 Picture of the Midland Oak]
* [http://www.axcis.co.uk/31014.html Lillington Infant & Junior School]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/11962 Picture of the fields near the Midland Oak]