Ilmington
Sign in to saveIlmington is a village and civil parish about north-west of Shipston-on-Stour and south of Stratford-upon-Avon in the Cotswolds 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".
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Place details
- Locality
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 712
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mary the Virgin Church Ilmington.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary the Virgin parish church
- UK place.official_name
- Ilmington
- UK place.population
- 712
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Ilmington
- UK place.shire_district
- Stratford-on-Avon
- UK place.shire_county
- Warwickshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.post_town
- Shipston-on-Stour
- UK place.postcode_district
- CV36
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Population
- +734
- Area
- +1343.54
- Official website
- www.ilmington.org.uk
- Image
- St Mary the Virgin Church Ilmington.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Parish church
- Amenities
- The Fifties
- Notable residents
- References
- Sources
- External links
Ilmington is a village and civil parish about north-west of Shipston-on-Stour and south of Stratford-upon-Avon in the Cotswolds 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".
==History== 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.