Atherstone

Atherstone
Atherstone Market Square, looking towards St Mary's Church
Atherstone is located in Warwickshire
Atherstone
Atherstone
Location within Warwickshire
Population9,212 (parish 2021)
11,259 (built-up area 2021)
OS grid referenceSP3098
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townATHERSTONE
Postcode districtCV9
Dialling code01827
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.atherstone-tc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°34′43″N 1°32′46″W / 52.5787°N 1.5462°W / 52.5787; -1.5462

Atherstone /ˈæðərstən/ is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire which is here formed by the River Anker. It is situated between the towns of Tamworth and Nuneaton. Atherstone is the administrative centre of the North Warwickshire district, with the offices of North Warwickshire Borough Council located in the town.

Atherstone has had its own local tradition of holding an annual Shrove Tuesday Ball Game in the streets, which has been played annually for over 800 years since 1199.

In the 2021 census the population of the civil parish of Atherstone was at 9,212.[1] The population of the larger built-up area which includes the adjoining village of Mancetter was 11,259.[2]

  1. ^ "ATHERSTONE Parish in West Midlands". City Population. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "ATHERSTONE in Warwickshire (West Midlands) Built-up Area Subdivision". City Population. Retrieved 23 January 2019.