Atherstone on Stour

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Atherstone on Stour (grid reference SP205508) is a village and civil parish in the Stratford on Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It is located about three miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon, on the Warwickshire-Gloucestershire border and is essentially the estate village of Alscot Park. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 59.

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[edit] Warehouse fire

On 2 November 2007, a very large fire at a vegetable warehouse (operated by Wealmoor Ltd) in the village killed four Warwickshire Fire And Rescue Service firefighters, Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, Ian Reid, (who died in hospital), and John Averis. [1] [2]

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  1. ^ Four Firefighters believed dead.
  2. ^ Families' tribute to firefighters.

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Coordinates: 52°09′25″N 1°42′07″W / 52.157, -1.702

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