Seckington
Sign in to saveSeckington is a village and civil parish in North Warwickshire, about northeast of Tamworth. The B5493 road between Tamworth and Appleby Magna runs through the parish, passing about north of the village. Seckington shares a parish council with Newton Regis and No Man's Heath. Forming part of the border with Staffordshire, it is the second most northerly settlement in Warwickshire, with only No Man's Heath situated further north, and is only 3.5 miles due south of the Derbyshire border.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Warwickshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Seckington
- UK place.static_image_name
- Seckington Church - geograph.org.uk - 98074.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- All Saints' parish church, seen from the east
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK2607
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.population
- 59
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Seckington
- UK place.shire_district
- North Warwickshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Warwickshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Warwickshire
- Population
- +56
- Image
- The Green - Seckington - geograph.org.uk - 570017.jpg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Early history
- Castle
- Parish church
- Other listed buildings
- References
- Sources
Seckington is a village and civil parish in North Warwickshire, about northeast of Tamworth. The B5493 road between Tamworth and Appleby Magna runs through the parish, passing about north of the village. Seckington shares a parish council with Newton Regis and No Man's Heath. Forming part of the border with Staffordshire, it is the second most northerly settlement in Warwickshire, with only No Man's Heath situated further north, and is only 3.5 miles due south of the Derbyshire border.
==Early history== thumb|right|The Motte-and-bailey castle|motte of Seckington Castle thumb|right|A mention of Secandune in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle