Beaudesert, Warwickshire

Beaudesert
St Nicholas Church
Beaudesert is located in Warwickshire
Beaudesert
Beaudesert
Location within Warwickshire
Population990 (2011census)
OS grid referenceSP1566
Civil parish
  • Henley-in-Arden
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHENLEY-IN-ARDEN
Postcode districtB95
Dialling code01564
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°17′31″N 1°46′37″W / 52.292°N 1.777°W / 52.292; -1.777

Beaudesert (pronounced /ˈbɛlzər/[1][2]) is a village, civil parish and former manor in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England, immediately east across the River Alne to the east of Henley-in-Arden, to which it is closely associated and shares a joint parish council with.[3] The main village, consisting of the church and a single short street of houses, stands close to the river and directly opposite Henley Church. Behind the village to the east rises the hill, locally known as 'The Mount', crowned with the earthwork remains of Beaudesert Castle of the De Montforts.[4] According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 919,[5] increasing to 990 at the 2011 Census.[6]

  1. ^ Highways and Byways in Shakspeares Country, Hutton 1914
  2. ^ In the Forest of Arden, John Burman, 1948
  3. ^ Henley-in-Arden | Beaudesert and Henley-in-Arden Joint Parish Council | Warwickshire | Archived 20 April 2001 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Victoria County History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "ONS Neighbourhood statistics". Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 December 2015.