| Alveston | |
|---|---|
 Village Green, Alveston | |
  Alveston Location within Warwickshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP2356 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Postcode district | CV37 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
Alveston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stratford-upon-Avon, and around 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Stratford town centre, in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is located to the south of, and within a bend of the River Avon.[1] In 1951 the parish had a population of 2,659.[2]
Hemingford House there is the youth hostel for Stratford-upon-Avon. The village was represented by Alveston F.C. between 1924 and 2017, when they folded. For most of its history, the club played in the Stratford & District League and the Midland Football Combination.
Alveston was the home of the playwright J B Priestley and his wife Jacquetta Hawkes, who lived at Kissing Tree House in the village, in his later years, until his death in 1984.[3] The house was called Avonmore in the 1901 census and his secretary lived in Avonmore Cottage which is still there in Kissing Tree Lane.
On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with Stratford upon Avon.[4]
- ^ OS Explorer Map 205, Stratford-Upon-Avon & Evesham
- ^ "Population statistics Alveston Ch/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Clayton, Emma. "Fascinating memoir by JB Priestley's former secretary". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Stratford on Avon Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 10 November 2022.