Harbury
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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 three miles (5km) south-west of Southam, and around 5 miles (8km) south-west 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 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.
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.
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- Warwickshire Towns & Villages, by Geoff Allen (2000) ISBN 1-85058-642-X
External Links http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/
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