BBC HomeExplore the BBC
This page was last updated in September 2006We've left it here for reference.More information

29 December 2009
Accessibility help
Text only
Restoration Village

BBC Homepage

Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

 

WINNER OF RESTORATION VILLAGE 2006: Chedham's Yard, Wellesbourne

Regional Information

At the heart of the ancient rural landscape of the Midlands is Wellesbourne, a village of approximately 6,500people set six miles west of Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Wellesbourne is first mentioned in historical records as Welesburnan in 840 AD and later as Waleborne in the Domesday Book. The village is an amalgamation of Wellesbourne Mountford and Wellesbourne Hastings, which, while sharing a church, for many years retained a separate identity. During the Industrial Revolution Wellesbourne suffered a collapse in population. Since the mid 20th century the village population has increased and Wellesbourne now enjoys a new lease of life as a commuter settlement.



About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy