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Atherstone
Atherstone is a small Market and more recently a Book Town in North Warwickshire, England having a population of 8293.
Atherstone has a long history going back to Roman times. An important defended Roman settlement named Manduessedum existed at Mancetter near the site of modern day Atherstone, and the Roman road, the Watling Street (now known as the A5) ran through the town. It is believed by some historians that the rebel Queen of the Britons Boudica was defeated at the Battle of Watling Street by the Romans in her final battle near Manduessedum.
Places of interest in Atherstone include, Market Place with its 18th century buildings and St Mary's Church and the rather unique Swan Inn Archway, Long St with the Jacobean-style Station House Designed by J.W.Livock, The Old Swan as Atherstone's best example of a 16th century timber-framed house, the Old Bank House with the town stocks in it's walled garden and the old coaching inn, Red Lion, immortalised by George Eliot in her novel Middlemarch and the Three Tuns, where Henry Tudor is believed to have slept on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth in 1845.
Events
Farmers Market
Saturday 21st March 2009
Farmers Market
9am - 4pm
Atherstone Market Square
Atherstone
North Warwickshire
Atherstone Carnival
Atherstone Carnival winds it's way through the streets of Atherstone, leading the way to the Gala field where the central arena will have entertainments for all surrounded by stalls, games and fair.
Saturday 9th May 2009
1:00pm
Atherstone Town Centre
Atherstone
North Warwickshire
CV9 1ET
Gala field
Royal Meadows
Royal Meadow Drive
Atherstone
North Warwickshire
Scooter Ride in
Sunday 17th May 2009
Watch as Atherstone's Market squarefills with hundreds of scooters
Music Entertainment will be provided.
Atherstone Market Square
Atherstone
North Warwickshire
CV9 1ET
Admission Free
Summer in the Square
Saturday 6th June 2009
6:00 till 11:00pm
Atherstone Summer in The Square presents
The beetlegs, Beetles tribute band
Bring your own drinks local supermarkets, wine bar or buy from the surrounding pubs and wine bar.
Seating and tables are limited you may bring your own but The roads around the square are closed during this event to provide a safe traffic free environment for adults and children.
All traffic movements must be escorted by a Summer in the Square official.
Atherstone Market Square
Atherstone
North Warwickshire
CV9 1ET
Transport
Atherstone Station
The Railway line, nicknamed 'peel's line' ,was offically Named 'The Trent Valley Line' in 1844. The first sod was cut on 13th November 1845, close to coleshill road Bridge. On 15th September, the line became open to limited traffic and became fully operational by December 1st. The trent Valley was operated by London and North Western Railway. Atherstone station building is a grade II listed building,one of many in Atherstone. A grand gothic building built in 1847 to a design by J.W. Livock to match all of the other station along the line, a unified Jacobean-style. The Station became unmanned in 1972 and the building closed falling in to disrepair. The station was restored in 1985, and gained an award for best restored station from Ian Allen which was presented by David Shepard OBE. Unfortunately from the railway side, the building has suffered from vandals, railtrack and it's new occupant Rivers Meets Vetinary Practice. Much of the detail on the platform side has been stripped, including the stations mock period lighting, the leaded windows, and the walls have been daubed in graffiti.
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