| Wilmcote | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Home of Adam Palmer, a friend and neighbour of the Arden family | |
  Wilmcote Location within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 1,229 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP163581 |
| • London | 106 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STRATFORD-UPON-AVON |
| Postcode district | CV37 |
| Dialling code | 01789 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Wilmcote is a village, and since 2004 a separate civil parish, in the English county of Warwickshire, about 3 miles (5 km) north of Stratford-upon-Avon. Prior to 2004, it was part of the same parish as Aston Cantlow, and the 2001 population for the whole area was 1,670,[1] reducing to 1,229 at the 2011 Census.[2]
It has a church, a primary school, a village hall, a village club, one small hotel, a shop and a pub. Visitors are attracted to Mary Arden's Farm, the home of Shakespeare's mother. Now closed to the public.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 December 2015.