Foul End | |
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A Pheasant in Foul End |
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Foul End shown within Warwickshire | |
OS grid reference | SP239947 |
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District | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Atherstone |
Postcode district | CV9 |
Dialling code | 01827 |
Police | Warwickshire |
Fire | Warwickshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
EU Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Foul End is a small village in Warwickshire, England. Other nearby places include Hurley (where the population details can be found), Wood End, Hurley Common, Coleshill, Water Orton, Curdworth, Atherstone and Tamworth.
In 2009 there was an average of 3.6 crimes per 1,000 people for the ward of Hurley and Wood End, and during the same period there were 5 crimes per head for the borough of North Warwickshire. In 2010 the figure was down to 3 crimes per head. The most common type of crime is anti-social behaviour.
According to the 2001 census the ward of Hurley and Wood End is 80% Christian, 19% Non-Religious and 1% Other.
There are no Places of Worship in the Village, the nearest church is Church of the Resurrection in Hurley.
The village is part of the Kingsbury civil parish.
The village was part of the Tamworth Rural District from its creation in 1894, until 1965 when it became part of the Atherstone Rural District. In 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 Foul End became part of the newly formed district of North Warwickshire. Inside North Warwickshire it is part of the Hurley and Wood End Ward.
Foul End is part of the North Warwickshire constituency and the current MP is Conservative Dan Byles.
According to the 2001 Census the population of the Hurley and Wood End ward was 3,642. Over 99.5% of people (3,550) describe themselves as White British with only 89 people from other ethnic groups. the most common distance travelled to work is 5–10 kilometres (3.1–6.2 mi), which is essentially to Tamworth, with the most common form of employment being manufacturing. The Ward almost has an almost exact 50:50 split of males and females, with a ratio of 1,822 to 1,820 respectively.