Attleborough, Warwickshire
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Attleborough is an area of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. It is about a mile south-east of the town centre.
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Attleborough | |
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Location within Warwickshire | |
Population | 7,564 (2001 census) |
OS grid reference | SP369909 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Nuneaton |
Postcode district | CV11 |
Dialling code | 024 |
Police | Warwickshire |
Fire | Warwickshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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It is historically an ancient village that dates to before 1150. Owned by Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and given by him to the Nuns of Chaise-Dieu. Confirmed by his son in 1168. It was sold by Chaise-Dieu in about 1293 to Nuneaton. On the 'Dissolution' the Manor passed to Sir Marmaduke Constable retaining its separate constitution. (For more history see Dugdale & ex.inf. The Rev. M Knight Nuneaton in Warwickshire in central England. It should not be confused with the larger town of Attleborough in Norfolk.
The centre of Attleborough has a village feel to it and contains a number of shops, restaurants, takeaways and pubs. The Holy Trinity Church of England was built in 1842,[1] as a Chapel of Ease of Nuneaton St. Nicholas. Nonconformist Baptist church dates from 1821, Strict Baptist 1880 and Methodist Church in Hall End.