Hawkesbury Village

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Hawkesbury Village
Hawkesbury Village shown within Warwickshire
Population	1,147 (NBBC 03/07)
OS grid reference	SP359847
District	Nuneaton and Bedworth
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Coventry
Postcode district	CV6
Dialling code	024
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
European Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Warwickshire
List of places: UK • England • Warwickshire

Coordinates: 52°27′31″N 1°28′30″W / 52.4585, -1.4749

Hawkesbury Village is in Warwickshire, England and is located within the urban conurbation of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire. It borders the city of Coventry at its southern point. It is situated within the Poplar Ward of the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council area.

Until around 1999, it comprised of three streets with approximately 140 houses and a population of 250. Housing developments have now increased the number of houses to approximately 740 with an adult population of 1147 people, this detail being taken from Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council’s property and elector count.

This specific area has previously been referred to as a number of different locations, including Exhall, Longford, Tackley, Little Bayton and Blackhorse Road. Due to these anomalies, it was felt that the area should be given a specific identity.

Towards the start of 2005 contact was made from Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council to Warwickshire County Council regarding signage for the area, which is defined as being between the Hawkesbury Lane railway crossing and the humpback bridge over the Coventry Canal, alongside Hawkesbury Junction, where the Oxford Canal starts.

Following consultation, Warwickshire County Council reached the decision that this area would be known as Hawkesbury Village.

The Member of Parliament for Hawkesbury Village is Mike O'Brien, the Borough Councillors are Bob Copland and John Glass. The County Councillor is Kam Singh.

In August 2005 the Hawkesbury Village Residents association was formed to act as a voice of the community and assist with local issues.