Ilmington
| Ilmington | |
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 St Mary the Virgin parish church |
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 Ilmington
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| Ilmington shown within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 712 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP211435 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Shipston-on-Stour |
| Postcode district | CV36 |
| Dialling code | 01608 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| Website | Ilmington – A Cotswold Village |
Ilmington is a village and civil parish about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-west of Shipston-on-Stour and 8 miles (13 km) south of Stratford-on-Avon in the Cotswolds (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in Warwickshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 712. Ilmington is the highest village in Warwickshire and is at the foot of the Ilmington Downs, which is the highest point in Warwickshire. Residents are called "Ilmingtonians".
In the 10th century the village's toponym was Ylmandunes in Old English. This evolved into Elmington because it had many elm trees. When Dutch Elm Disease came to England it killed the trees and now none remains in the village.
The Elizabethan poet Sir Thomas Overbury was born at Compton Scorpion Manor, just south of the village.
In 1934 the Royal Christmas Message broadcast by King George V was relayed worldwide from Ilmington Manor, home of the Flower family, and introduced by 65-year-old Walton Handy, a local shepherd, with carols from the church choir and bell ringing from the church.
The early 18th-century Grade II* listed Foxcote House stands in the village. The house was the seat of the Canning family for many years, it is presently owned by the American lingerie billionaire Les Wexner.
The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin is Norman and dates from about the middle of the 12th century. Its bell tower has five bells cast by Henry Bagley of Chacombe in 1641, plus three later bells added to make the present ring of eight. The Church of England parish is now part of a single benefice with the parishes of Tredington with Darlingscott Preston-on-Stour, Stretton-on-Fosse and Whitchurch. It cannot be directly accessed by road but instead by a pathway.
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