Tag: Warmington, Warwickshire

Shotteswell milestone and Bench Mark. This milestone is situated by the main Warwick - Banbury road close to First Turn for Shotteswell.

National Herb Centre View from the National Herb Centre

National Herb Centre On the nature trail at the National Herb Centre, nr Banbury

View into the Avon valley A footpath west from Warmington hugs the top of the scarp slope that looks northwards into the Avon valley. The slope as far as the first hedge line is in the square. Beyond …

Warmington village pond The view from the manor house looks out over this pond. The scaffold pole is to prevent you falling in; I would have expected more ornate railings in keeping with the character…

Warmington sewage works Clearly marked as such on the 1:25K map. A typical small village sewage works tucked away in the corner of some rough pasture.

Warmington church The church is right on the grid square line; the 1:25K map suggests this square, the 1:50K map suggests the next square east. The road is in this square, a short section of dual carr…

Warmington church The church is right on the grid square line; the 1:50K map suggests this square, the 1:25K map suggests the next square west. The footpath to the south of the church from where the p…

View along the scarp The footpath hugs the top of the scarp so offers extensive views to the north west. The extension of the slope can be seen beyond the tree on the left. As soon as the ground is fl…

The route is obvious Oh the joy of standing at the top of a hill and seeing a wide clear footpath stretching out across the landscape. You can put the map away for at least five minutes. Ah, but where…

The Plough, Warmington Always a good choice of well kept beers at this delightful 'ironstone' pub

National Herb Centre nr. Banbury The nature trail at the National Herb Centre

More mundane Warmington The houses round the village green 100 yards away are large, important and made of the best Hornton stone. Here is the more mundane; lesser quality stone, and in need of some T…

Manor house at Warmington The 17th century manor house has a commanding view over the village pond (foreground). This picture looks in the other direction [[[461493]]].

Macmillan Way past Hill Farm This rather overgrown footpath is used by the Macmillan Way long distance path. Here it passes the buildings of Hill Farm, with a steep scarp slope falling away to the rig…

M40 looking south east There is a junction of four squares about 100 metres along the central reservation.

Houses around Warmington village green The large village green is surrounded by many houses in this attractive Hornton stone.

Farm equipment A typical farm corner where the equipment is stored. This is on the Macmillan Way.

Warmington hill. Warmington hill was once notorious on the Warwick to Banbury road until the nearby M40 was opened. The graveyard of the church of St Michael seen in the picture has many graves for th…

Warmington - Farnborough Lane. The low evening sun illuminates the trees lining the stream which cuts across the western part of the square.

Oxfordshire/Warwickshire County Boundary. The county boundary on the M40 between Oxfordshire and Warwickshire about 4 miles north of Banbury

Sheep at Shooter's Hill. The sheep are intently grazing as it begins to drizzle. Seen looking east from the lane on Shooter's hill

National Herb Centre. This is set in the Warwickshire countryside. It has series of exhibition gardens, which can be seen in the picture, a nature trail and a shop.

Glebe Farm Business Park. The farm buildings have been converted into business premises. This is the entrance from the lane from Horley, along with the footpath past Savee Farm.

Footpath near Savee Farm. The footpath follows a short length of metalled farm road at this point as it heads towards Shotteswell.

Fenny Compton Hill. The drive to Hill Farm

Caravan Site. Fir Tree Farm caravan site perches precariously on the side of this very steep hill.

Avon Dassett. Spring lambs in the fields near Avon Dassett with Bitham Hill beyond.