Coordinates: 52°34′N 1°36′W / 52.57°N 1.6°W
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 St Nicholas's Church, Baddesley Ensor |
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 Baddesley Ensor
Baddesley Ensor shown within Warwickshire |
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| Population | 1,921 (Census 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SP2798 |
| Shire county | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Warwickshire | |
Baddesley Ensor is a village and civil parish in the district of North Warwickshire in Warwickshire, England, about three miles west of Atherstone. It runs into to the village of Grendon, which forms a parish itself.
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History
There were mining activities in the area for centuries before the two main shafts, which formed Baddesley Colliery, were sunk in 1850. Although called Baddesley Colliery it was actually just over the border in Baxterley. From then on until 1989 when the pit closed most Baddesley men worked in some capacity at the mine. The worst disaster at the mine occurred on 2 May 1882. There was a fire followed by an explosion and 23 men lost their lives in attempting to rescue 9 nightshift workers trapped by the fire. A memorial to all the men who worked in the mines, in the form of a pit head winding wheel was erected on the common on the site of the old Maypole pit. Since the closure of the mine the village is now mainly residential.
Landmarks
Baddesley Ensor is also famous for its common. There are beautiful views to be seen looking over towards Birmingham and also Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire. There are also many other landmarks such as: the old wheel used for mining, the old pit, bomb hole and the bike jumps which some are as high as 25 ft
Transport
The A5 (Watling Street) runs through the village and the M42 is also nearby.
The village is served by bus routes 48, 764,[1] and the nearest railway station is Atherstone.[2]
The nearest airports are Birmingham (10 miles) and East Midlands (20 miles).[3]
Media
The local newspapers covering the area are the Tamworth Herald, which has a separate edition for North Warwickshire and the Atherstone Recorder.
The local BBC radio station covering the area is BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. Local commercial stations in the area include Mercia and Touch FM.
The village is covered by the Central ITV and BBC West Midlands TV regions broadcast from the nearby Sutton Coldfield transmitting station.
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