Hampton in Arden

Hampton in Arden
Hampton in Arden, High Street
Hampton in Arden is located in West Midlands county
Hampton in Arden
Hampton in Arden
Location within the West Midlands
Population1,834 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP205815
Civil parish
  • Hampton in Arden
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOLIHULL
Postcode districtB92
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteWelcome to the website for Hampton in Arden
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands
52°25′52″N 1°42′00″W / 52.43110°N 1.69992°W / 52.43110; -1.69992

Hampton in Arden is a village and civil parish located in the Forest of Arden in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands of England. Hampton in Arden was part of Warwickshire until the 1974 boundary changes. It lies within the Meriden Gap which is an area of countryside between Solihull and Coventry.

In 1968 the central part of the village was designated a Conservation Area, which is an "area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance".[1] Its population in the 2001 census was 1,787,[2] increasing to 1,834 at the 2011 Census.[3]

  1. ^ Solihull Council Web site
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Solihull Retrieved 22 November 2009
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2015.