Dordon
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 The A5 in Dordon. |
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| Dordon shown within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 3,215 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP2600 |
| • London | 99 mi (159 km) SE |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tamworth |
| Postcode district | B78 |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Dordon is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England and close to the border with Staffordshire. The village is located on the A5 and is adjacent to Polesworth. Other nearby places include Grendon, Wood End, Baddesley Ensor, Atherstone, Nuneaton and Tamworth. In 2001 the population for the parish of Dordon was 3,225, reducing slightly to 3,215 at the 2011 census.
Dordon was just a row of houses until the opening of Birch Coppice mine and it has grown since then. There was a big growth in the village in 1920 and Dordon became a civil parish in its own right on 1 April 1948, The biggest growth came in 1960 when the village more than tripled in size. The mine closed in 1987.
According to the 2001 Census the population for the Dordon ward and civil parish was 3,225. Over 97% of people (3,133) describe themselves as White British with only 112 people from an ethnic minority.
The village has its own parish called Dordon civil parish.
Dordon is part of North Warwickshire and the Dordon Ward, and because of the mining connection the Ward often elects Labour councillors. In Warwickshire County Council, Dordon is part of the Baddesley Ensor ward and is represented by the Labour Raymond Sweet.
It is part of the North Warwickshire constituency it is also part of the West Midlands European Parliament constituency which is represented by 6 MEPs.
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