Atherstone
Sign in to saveAtherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire which is here formed by the River Anker. It is situated between the larger towns of Tamworth and Nuneaton. Atherstone is the administrative centre of the North Warwickshire district, with the offices of North Warwickshire Borough Council located in the town.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Atherstone
- UK place.population
- 9,212
- UK place.population_ref
- (parish 2021)11,259 (built-up area 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- North Warwickshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Warwickshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- UK place.post_town
- ATHERSTONE
- UK place.postcode_district
- CV9
- UK place.postcode_area
- CV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01827
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP3098
- UK place.static_image_name
- Atherstone Market Square (1) 4.23.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Atherstone Market Square, looking towards St Mary's Church
- UK place.static_image_width
- 300px
- UK place.website
- www.atherstone-tc.gov.uk
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- Battle of Bosworth
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- Shrovetide Ball Game
- Naval connections
- Education
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
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Atherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire which is here formed by the River Anker. It is situated between the larger towns of Tamworth and Nuneaton. Atherstone is the administrative centre of the North Warwickshire district, with the offices of North Warwickshire Borough Council located in the town.
Atherstone has had its own local tradition of holding an annual Shrove Tuesday Ball Game in the streets, which has been played annually for over 800 years since 1199.