HARBURY

'Harbury' is a large village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 2,485.
The village is located around south west of Southam, and around south east of Leamington Spa, just south of the A425 road. The Chiltern Main Line runs just to the north of Harbury. The cutting in which the line runs was said to be the deepest hand dug cutting in the world, at the time of its construction in 1852. The village used to have a station called ''Southam Road & Harbury'' on the line but this closed long ago.

Harbury has ancient origins. Bronze Age cooking pots have been found in the area, and the name of the village is said to be derived from ''Hereburgh'' a woman tribal chief of around 500 BC. The Domesday Book recorded the name as ''Edburberie'' where it is listed amongst the lands given to Henry de Ferrers ''Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.663 ISBN 0-14-143994-7 by the King. The land consisted of work for over 5 ploughs and was valued at four pounds.
Harbury has a former windmill which still stands but has no sails. It also contains ''All Saint's Church'' which dates partly from the 13th century although with a Victorian brick top. Within the parish of Harbury lies the hamlet of Deppers Bridge. The parish borders with the parishes of Ladbroke, Bishop's Itchington, Bishops Tatchbrook, Chesterton and Southam.
Recently the parish has seen the proposals for the development of the land known as the Harbury Estate by the owners,Follett Property Holdings Ltd, who evisage a development of houses and a business estate. There have also been proposals put forward for a new Harbury Station however it is believed that the current infrastructure of the railway is incapable of facilitating this. The Parish Council and Stratford District Council are reviewing the proposals bit by bit.

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References

★ ''Warwickshire Towns & Villages'', by Geoff Allen (2000) ISBN 1-85058-642-X

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★ Harbury parish council