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| Attleborough | |
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  Attleborough Location within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 7,564 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP369909 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nuneaton |
| Postcode district | CV11 |
| Dialling code | 024 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | x |
Attleborough is an area of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. It is about a mile south-east of the town centre.
It is historically an ancient village that dates to before 1150. Owned by Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and given by him to the Nuns of Chaise-Dieu. Confirmed by his son in 1168. It was sold by Chaise-Dieu in about 1293 to Nuneaton. On the 'Dissolution' the Manor passed to Sir Marmaduke Constable retaining its separate constitution. (For more history see Dugdale & ex.inf. The Rev. M Knight Nuneaton in Warwickshire in central England. It should not be confused with the larger town of Attleborough in Norfolk.
The centre of Attleborough has a village feel to it and contains a number of shops, restaurants, takeaways and pubs. The Holy Trinity Church of England was built in 1842,[1] as a Chapel of Ease of Nuneaton St. Nicholas. Nonconformist Baptist church dates from 1821, Strict Baptist 1880 and Methodist Church in Hall End.
- ^ Salzman, L F, ed. (1947). "The borough of Nuneaton". A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 4, Hemlingford Hundred. London: Victoria County History. pp. 165–173. Retrieved 3 November 2023 – via British History Online.