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The Village with a population of approx. 540, is well known for its three Garden Centres – Badgers, Studley Garden Centre and Castle Nurseries – all on the A435 near to the ‘Dog Island’ junction with the A4189 to Henley-in-Arden in the east and Redditch to the west. The ‘Dog Island’ takes its name from one of the two Public Houses within the Village, ‘The Dog’ with ‘The Boot Inn’ at the southern end of the Village. Just south of the island is the Chinese Restaurant ‘Summer Palace’.

At the northern approach to the Village stands The Church of The Holy Ascension set back from the main road. The Church of England Primary School, which is very popular, is half a mile further south on the A3189 Henley Road close to the ‘Dog Island’.

The Village Hall is situated on the A435 south of the Dog Island. A wide variety of activities take place most days. Details can be found on their page.

The following is an extract from ‘A Century to Celebrate’ which is available from the Church, was written in 1988.
"It appears that a settlement of some kind could be found at Mappleborough Green from a very early date. According to Dugdale, the village originally known as ‘The Haywood’ or ‘The Grove Haia’, which in 1201, Peter Corbizum granted to ‘William son of Geoffrey’. In 1341, this land was surrendered to Peter de Montfort of Beaudesert. Until 1824 it remained part of the common waste of the parish of Studley.
Kellys Directory provides a listing of the main professions and landowners in Mappleborough Green in 1892. It shows Sir William Jaffray as the principal landowner in the village, resident at Upper Skilts. There were at this time a total of 9 farmers, 3 cowkeepers, a blacksmith, a wheelwright, a builder, a cobbler, a market gardener, 2 shopkeepers and two publicans. (The Holly Bush public house was originally on the Skilts estate). A very healthy range of occupations for a small village".
Over the years the Village had a Wesleyan Chapel in Haye Lane (now a private house), a Police Station, Shop and the original Junior School.

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The old school at the north of the Village by the Church, was used up to the 1960’s. The School House having been previously made into two cottages, fell into disrepair until restored in 1983. The single storey School Hall attached to the cottages was later restored in 1987 and named Ankcorn House after a local family. This Hall is now used as the Church Hall for regular meetings/choir practice and is hired out for small functions. The original School House and Hall date back to the 17th century.


On the north edge of the Village is Gorcott Hall, a private home and to the north-east stands ‘The Skilts’ a school for special needs children run by Birmingham City Council. Sir William Jaffray Bart who owned the land where the Old School stood and he commissioned the building of the Church in 1888 in memory of his wife.

In the field beyond the Church is a small reservoir used as a fishing pool by Needle Industries Angling Club.


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Notice of speed limit scheduling - 2022

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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December 2021
Notice of speed limit scheduling - 2022


WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

The Warwickshire County Council (A435 Studley Coughton and Alcester) (restricted Road revocation, 40mph & 50mph Speed limit) Order 2022

THE WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

(VARIOUS ROADS, COUGHTON) (30 & 40MPH SPEED LIMITS)

(VARIATION NO. 1) ORDER 2022

THE WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

(THE TRUNK ROAD (A435/A46) (ALCESTER BYPASS) (40 MPH AND DE-RESTRICTION) (VARIATION NO. 1) ORDER

2022

THE WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (THE A435 TRUNK ROAD) (GORCOTT HILL TO STUDLEY, WARWICKSHIRE) (RESTRICTION AND 40 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT) (VARIATION NO. 1) ORDER 2022

Warwickshire County Council propose to make the abovenamed Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be to:

- remove the Restricted Road status by Order on the lengths of road described in Schedule 1 below, as those lengths of road have become a restricted road by virtue of a system of street lighting now in place thereon;

- impose a 40mph speed limit on the lengths of road mentioned in Schedule 2, below; and

- Impose a 50mph speed limit on the lengths of road mentioned in Schedule 3 below.

A copy of the proposed Orders, together with a plan showing the length of road affected, the Orders to be revoked and varied, and a statement of the Council's reasons for proposing to make the Orders, may be inspected at the Main Reception, Shire Hall, Market Place, Warwick and on the Council’s website at: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/20209/stratford-avon-district

Any enquiries relating to the proposals may be made to Graham Stanley, , Communities Directorate, Warwickshire County Council (telephone number 01926 412 641).

Any objections to or representations in support of the proposals, which must be in writing and specify the grounds on which they are made, should be addressed to Graham Stanley, Communities Group, PO Box 43, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SX. (Objections, representations, and the name of the objector or person making a representation, will normally be treated as public information and may be published. For further information on how Warwickshire County Council processes personal data please refer to the Customer Privacy Notice which is available at https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/privacy). Objections and representations must be sent so as to be received by 6th January 2022.

SCHEDULE 1

(30 MPH by virtue of a system of street lighting)

A435 Birmingham Road

1. The length of the A435 Trunk Road between points 285 metres and 406 metres south west of its junction with the centreline of Icknield Street Drive

A435 Birmingham-Evesham Road, Studley/Sambourne

2. From the Southern side of its junction with Toms Town Lane in the Parish of Studley, to the northern side of its junction with the A448 Studley-Bromsgrove Road at Spernal Ash in the Parish of Sambourne, a distance of approximately 846 metres

A3400 Birmingham Road, Stratford

3. From the centre of One Elm Bridge over the Stratford upon Avon Canal, north westwards to a point 195 metres south east of its junction with the A46 (Warwick to Evesham Road), a distance of approximately 1.58 kilometres

A3400 Shipston Road, Stratford

4. From a point 91 metres south of its junction with Banbury Road (A422), to its junction with Shipston Road roundabout, a distance of 950 metres

B4035 Campden Road, Shipston

5. From a point 82 metres south-west of its junction with Darlingscote Road in a generally westerly direction to a point 73 metres west of its junction with Sadlers Avenue, a distance of approximately 466 metres

A435 Alcester Road/A435 Birmingham Road

6. From a point 37 metres south of its junction with Spernal lane, northwards for a distance of 138 metres

A448 Bromsgrove Road, Studley

7. From its junction with the A435 Alcester Road / A435 Birmingham Road ,north westwards for a distance of 42 metres.

SCHEDULE 2

40 MPH

1. A435 Birmingham Road- Coughton-Alcester

From a point 683 metres north of the centreline of its junction with Coughton Fields Lane to a point 194 metres north of the centreline of its junction with Ragley Mill Lane; including the roundabout junction with the B4090 Alcester Heath Road and B4089 Kinwarton Link Road, known locally as the Birmingham Road Roundabout; a distance of 2960 metres.

2. A435/A46 Alcester Bypass

The A435 in a north-easterly direction from a point 150 metres south-west of the centre point of its roundabout junction with the B4090 Alcester Heath Road and B4089 Kinwarton Link Road.

SCHEDULE 3

50 MPH

1. A435 Alcester Road / Spernal Ash / Haydon Way Birmingham Road

From a point 36 metres south of the centreline of its junction with Spernal Lane to a point 683 metres north of the centreline of its junction with Coughton Fields Lane; a distance of 1260 metres.

S Duxbury

Assistant Director Governance & Policy

Shire Hall, Warwick

9th December 2021
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