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    A brief history of Ettington village



As we explained on the home page, Ettington has existed for a very long time, being both recognised as a Saxon and Roman settlement. The Shirley family, the Lords of the Manor at the time of the Domesday Book are still residents, and the ancestral home is now a quality hotel known as the Ettington Park Hotel. This residence is outside the village lying on the A3400 Oxford to Stratford upon Avon road.

 
ettington,warwickshire from church tower    View from the Church Tower
   looking towards Banbury
   Taken 1950's
   19 to 27 Banbury Road
   Rainbow Cottage and the Old Stores 		ettington, warwickshire, rainbow cottage
Old Stores Ettington, Warwickshire    The Old Stores
Ettington Station.
This was situated about a mile from the village on the Wellesbourne road. It was on a single track between Stratford and Kineton but there were twin tracks through the station so that trains could pass. The train driver would carry a baton that allowed him to use a particular stretch of line. This would be exchanged with the signalman for another one in the station allowing him to proceed along the next section. There was also a siding for goods and coal to be unloaded. In 1934 an evening excursion to a pantomime at Northampton was advertised in the Stratford Herald. The 1939 timetable showed four passenger trains to Stratford daily, which took about ten minutes. There were also four return trains during the day. 		old station, ettington, warwickshire
ettington, warwickshire home gaurd    The Home Guard NCO’s.
   Leslie Findon. Ivins. Rowland Proctor. Ernest Biles.
   Ronald Hird . Bill Langsdale. Bill Ades. Manton
   Ettington Football Team. 1951-1952 season.
   Topped Division Two in the Stratford league
   and won the Tysoe Cup.
   Back row. Rev.Pipe. Gerald Saunders. John Dunn.
   Gordon Watkins. Ray Brandish. Geoff Slatter. Jim Smith.
    Albert Wilkins. Charlie Brown. “Shaver” Wilkins.
   Front row. Alan Dunn. Reg Hemmings.
   Bernard Saunders. Bill Taylor. Tony Biles. 		ettington,warwickshire, football team
the maypole in 1933   The village Maypole circa 1933
The village football team 1920


Do you know who they are?  
football team circa 1920
short lane ettington
Short Lane Ettington
Now just where was Short Lane and what is it now? Bob Widdows would love to know as it was his home to some of his family.

Mary Ann Warmington has supplied the answer to the location as follows: Going towards Banbury it is the next turn left after Hockley Lane. If you look from the road you will see that the cottage in the picture is the cottage on the right. It used to be two cottages although it may now be knocked into one, I'm not sure. Short Lane is (or certainly was not so long ago) access to the backs of the 3 terraced cottages just further up the road.  
Football Team circa 1922
Tony Biles has kindly provided the names for the photograph as follows:
Back Row.- Ernest Biles. A Wilkes. Harry Taylor.
Centre.- R Burrows. Richard East. G Widdows
Kneeling.- H Widdows Albert Hemmings
Front.- Jack East J Lawson Cyril Biles.  
footbal team 1922
ettington, warwickshire from chequers inn    Chequers Inn Looking towards Stratford upon Avon
   Middle of the village
   towards Stratford upon Avon
Chequers Inn Ettington 1900    Chequers Inn circa 1900
   Lower Ettington Manor House 1738 Lower ettington manor
chequers inn ettington warwickshire    Chequers Inn and Smithy
   An old map of the Ettington area
   of South Warwickshire 		An old map of Ettington south warwickshire
a print of Ettington Manor House    A colour print of Lower Eatington Manor circa 1850


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