Kingsbury, Warwickshire

Kingsbury
River Tame through Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Kingsbury is located in Warwickshire
Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Location within Warwickshire
Population7,652 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP2196
• London100 mi (160 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Kingsbury
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTAMWORTH
Postcode districtB78
Dialling code01827
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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52°33′41″N 1°41′30″W / 52.56143°N 1.69165°W / 52.56143; -1.69165

Kingsbury is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 7,652.[1]

The village is situated close to the Staffordshire border between Tamworth and Birmingham, which is 5.5 miles (9 km) to the north, and overlooks the River Tame. The A51 to Chester starts from here; as does the A4097, which runs through Curdworth and Minworth before joining the A38. This continues to Junction 6 of the M6 (Spaghetti Junction) giving access to the motorway network of the Midlands and the City of Birmingham. Kingsbury is notable for the Kingsbury Water Park, a shooting range and a large oil storage depot to the north-east. The church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul dates from the 12th century and is a grade II* listed building.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL (1034683)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 September 2014.