Warton, Warwickshire

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Warton is a village in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It is five miles east of Tamworth and four miles north-west of Atherstone.

Warton is a small, bucolic village, which, being surrounded by rivers, probably derives its name from Waverton (Water village). There is still a Waverton Avenue in the village, even though the street was actually constructed in the 1960s.

The village has grown considerably since the 1960s, when its character was changed after an inflow of overspill families from Birmingham. Though this did not prevent in-breeding within families.

Although small, the village has three pubs (The Boot, The Hatter's Arms and The Fox and Dogs), as well as a Working Mens' club. There is one shop -- Maypole Stores, named after the Maypole that stood at the highest point of the village.

Warton's primary school is named Warton Nethersole's CE Primary School after the Nethersole family, who endowed a number of worthy educational ventures dating back to the 1600s.