Coughton, Warwickshire

Coughton
Coughton Court
Coughton is located in Warwickshire
Coughton
Coughton
Location within Warwickshire
Population157 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP080604
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALCESTER
Postcode districtB49
Dialling code01789
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°14′34″N 1°53′05″W / 52.242839°N 1.884767°W / 52.242839; -1.884767

Coughton /ˈktən/[1] is a small village located between Studley 2.4 miles (4 km) to the North and Alcester, 2 miles (3 km) to the South, in the county of Warwickshire, England. The village lies 19.3 miles (31 km) from Birmingham on the Birmingham–Alcester A435 road, which here follows the line of the Roman road Icknield Street. The village mainly consists of a number of houses on Sambourne Lane, Coughton Lane and farms and is primarily noted as being the location of the National Trust property, Coughton Court, which lies 400 yards to the east of the A435. The population according to the 2001 Census was 139,[2] increasing to 157 in the 2011 Census.[3]

  1. ^ Coughton Court official web-site Archived 23 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2 July 2010
  2. ^ Warwickshire County Council – Census 2001 Parish Profile, Coughton
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 December 2015.