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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Little Packington

Little Packington is a hamlet and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, England, and is sometimes known by the names Packington Piggott or Packington Parva. The hamlet is situated just to the northwest of Great Packington, close to the boundaries of Packington Park and sits on the River Blythe.

There is a small historic church dedicated to St Bartholomew at Little Packington. It is of Norman origin with medieval timber framing and features a chancel with a north vestry, nave with a west bell-cote, and a modern south porch. In the 17th-century internal additions were made. The living was united with Great Packington's on 1 August 1860 and the building has since been converted for use as a private dwelling, with access granted only on special request. It is now a Grade II listed building.

1½ miles northeast of the church is Hermitage Manor, dating from the 12th century; remnants of its buildings and moat still exist today. There is also an ancient sandstone footbridge, adjacent to a ford which crosses the River Blythe.

An "iconic" landfill site in the area closed in 2015.

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 139 Birmingham & Wolverhampton (including The Black Country) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231753.
  2. ^ "Parishes: Little Packington | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Little Packington". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Doubleday, A. H. and Page, W. (1947) The Victoria History of the County of Warwick. Vol. 4, Hemlingford Hundred. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall.
  5. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, Little Packington (1320003)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ Goulding, Tom (25 February 2015). "'Iconic' Packington landfill shuts after 50 years". letsrecycle.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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