BAGINTON

'Baginton' is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. With a population of 801 (2001 Census), Baginton village is three miles (5 km) south of Coventry city centre and seven miles (11 km) north of Leamington Spa. The Lucy Price playing field is situated centrally in the Village.

Contents

Geography and administration

History

Landmarks

Lunt Fort

Baginton Castle and Fish Ponds

Church of St John the Baptist

Baginton oak tree

Coventry Airport

Gallery

References

Geography and administration

Coventry Airport, the Lunt Roman Fort and the ancient "Baginton oak" tree are within the village, whilst the Midland Air Museum and Coventry Railway Centre are just outside Baginton.
The road from Baginton to South Coventry passes over the River Sowe near to an old mill.

History

The Doomsday book records that in the 11th century Baginton consisted of 15 households and a mill.

Landmarks

Lunt Fort

Main articles: Lunt Fort

The remains of the ancient Roman Lunt Fort have been found in Baginton on the south side of the village. Parts of the fort were reconstructed in the 1970s, and it has become a popular site for school visits, as well as holding activity days during the summer.

Baginton Castle and Fish Ponds

The ruin that can be seen is of a late fourteenth-century house, but it is not well known due to its location in an area of woodland on private land. If Baginton Castle did exist here prior to this house, there is no sign of its ruins. The area was fenced off in 2006, and now the ruins and former Fish Ponds can can be viewed by arrangement with the local farmer who owns the land.
Baginton Castle and Fish Ponds are Ancient Scheduled Monuments (Numbers: 21540-1 and 21540-2).

Church of St John the Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist is situated in the old part of Baginton. A scenic footpath starts near to the church and leads to Stoneleigh.

Baginton oak tree

Baginton is the site of a very old oak tree which is often called the ''Baginton oak''. It is about 300 - 350 years old and is thought to be one of the oldest trees in Warwickshire. A nearby public house is called ''The Oak''.

Coventry Airport

Main articles: Coventry Airport

Baginton is home to Coventry Airport, which lies just southeast of the village. The Midland Air Museum on Rowley Road is situated adjacent to the southern border of Coventry Airport.

Gallery

References

★ Doomsday book

★ Dugdale, Sir W. 1730 The Antiquities of Warwickshire, 2nd Ed. (ed. W. Thomas), London

★ Edwards, J.H. 1953 'Baginton Castle Excavations', Trans. Birm. Warwicks. Arch. Soc., 69 (1951), 44-49.

★ Smith, W. 1829 A New and Complete History of the County of Warwick, Birmingham