Polesworth

Polesworth
Polesworth is located in Warwickshire
Polesworth
Polesworth
Location within Warwickshire
Population8,727 (parish 2021)
9,913 (built-up area 2021)
OS grid referenceSK2602
Civil parish
  • Polesworth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTAMWORTH
Postcode districtB78
Dialling code01827
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Warwickshire
52°36′55″N 1°37′03″W / 52.61516°N 1.61743°W / 52.61516; -1.61743

Polesworth is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It is situated close to the northern tip of Warwickshire, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire. It is 3 miles (5 km) east of Tamworth, and is 4.5 miles (7 km) northwest of Atherstone.

In the 2021 census, the civil parish of Polesworth had a population of 8,727 and included the contiguous sub-villages of Birchmoor, St Helena, and Hall End directly to the south, and Warton to the East.[1] The built-up area of Polesworth which includes the adjoining village of Dordon to the south, had a population of 9,913 in 2021.[2] The border with Leicestershire is 3 miles (5 km) to the east, while Derbyshire is 6 miles (10 km) to the north. The River Anker runs through the village.[3]

  1. ^ "POLESWORTH Parish in West Midlands". City Population. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ "POLESWORTH in Warwickshire (West Midlands) Built-up Area". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) ISBN 0-319-46404-0