Curdworth

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Curdworth is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, England, just on the border of Warwickshire with Birmingham in West Midlands.

Curdworth and Minworth both originated in the 6th or 7th Centuries, being established by Angles settlers, and are historically associated with the Arden family (William Shakespeare's maternal relations).

Curdworth is probably corrupted from Crida's Worth. Worth means property of and the Angle called Crida owned land here. Curdworth is first documentated in 1160.

There were remains of a moat associated with the Arden's in the fields close to Curdworth, now buried under the M42. It is thought to have been their home before they moved to Park Hall in Castle Bromwich.

The Parish Church of St Nicholas is of Norman origin (1170-1190). It was lengthened in the 14th Century and the Perpendicular style tower was added in the late 15th Century. Amongst many pieces of sculpture is an angel (now headless) that used to be on the road bridge over the River Tame at Water Orton to safeguard the safe passage of travellers. There is a dedication to St Peter ad Vincula for this church, one of only twelve churches.

One of the first encounters between the Roundheads and Cavaliers of the Civil War (1642-1649) took place in the fields to the south of Curdworth. One of the musket balls fired left a mark in a nave window. Some of the casualties are supposed to be buried in the graveyard.

The village is close to the M6 Toll and M42 motorways.