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Kingsbury, Warwickshire

Kingsbury
Kingsbury Water park water.JPG
River Tame through Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Kingsbury is located in Warwickshire
Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Kingsbury shown within Warwickshire
Population 7,652 (2011)
OS grid reference SP2196
• London 100 mi (160 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Kingsbury
District
Shire county
Region
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
UK Parliament
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England
Warwickshire
52°33′41″N 1°41′30″W / 52.56143°N 1.69165°W / 52.56143; -1.69165Coordinates: 52°33′41″N 1°41′30″W / 52.56143°N 1.69165°W / 52.56143; -1.69165

Kingsbury is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 7,652.

The village is situated between Birmingham and Tamworth, which is 6 miles (10 km) to the north, and overlooks the River Tame. The A51 to Chester starts from here; as does the A4097, which runs through Curdworth and Minworth before joining the A38. This continues to Junction 6 of the M6 (Spaghetti Junction) giving access to the motorway network of the Midlands and the City of Birmingham. Kingsbury is notable for the Kingsbury Water Park, a shooting range and a large oil storage depot to the north-east.

The church of SS Peter and Paul dates from the 12th century and is a grade II* listed building.

The name Kingsbury is derived from the Saxon Chinesburie meaning 'royal fortified house' or 'Kings Fort'. The 'bury' part of the name means 'fort' or 'defensive work'. The location of the church and remains of a medieval home (Kingsbury Hall) above the river suggest a good location for a 'defensive' work. Kingsbury Hall (or Bracebridge Hall as it was their family home for many years) is now only part lived in as a farmhouse. It was a fortified manor house and the remains of a curtain wall can still be seen. Kingsbury was founded by the same Angles tribe that established Curdworth and Minworth.


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