HEART-OF-ENGLAND
VILLAGE GREENS

Many villages have a village green. A village green is often triangular. This happens when 3 principal roads meet in a village, which is often the case. There is often a large tree on the green, usually a chestnut (not an oak). And there is a bench. Nearby there is usually a shop, a church, and a pub. The bench and chestnut tree typify the purposes of a green - for older people to pass the day, and for children to play. A few villages have a war memorial on their green.

A view across the village green at Long Itchington, overshadowed by chestnut trees. More pictures of Long Itchington: Long Itchington.

The village green and chestnut tree at Claverdon. More pictures of Claverdon: Claverdon.

The village green at Welford-on-Avon.

The chestnut tree at Welford-on-Avon is dwarfed by the village Maypole (hidden directly behind the chestnut tree in the picture above). More pictures of Welford: Welford-on-Avon.

This is the village green at Napton on the Hill, which also has the bonus of a superb view. More pictures of Napton: Napton on the Hill.

The green at Meriden, with its cross which marks the centre of England. There are modern buildings on the other sides of the green, so the setting is not as idyllic as it might appear. More pictures of Meriden: Meriden.

The green at Berkswell, with in the background St John's Church. More pictures of Berkswell: Berkswell.

The green at Loxley. Situated near the top of a hill with a superb view across the Avon valley. At the bottom of the hill, just to the right of the view shown here, is Loxley Manor, former home of Robin of Loxley (Robin Hood), and Loxley Church, where Robin Hood's gravestone lies. More: Loxley.

This picture shows part of the village green at Little Kineton. The green has a rare Victorian pillar box, visible in the centre of the picture. In the left background is an attractive village pond. More pictures of Kineton: Kineton.

The village green at Wellesbourne, called Chestnut Square. The thatched local pub, in the background is called The Stags Head. Wellesbourne is very near to Charlecote Park, well known for its deer. (There are some pictures of the Charlecote Deer Herd on the Charlecote Park page.)

Ilmington is one of the largest villages in Warwickshire, and has two village greens. This is the Lower Green, with its pub, the Howard Arms in the background.

And this is the Upper Green at Ilmington. The centrepiece of this green is the village War Memorial, at the top of the slope. More about Ilmington: Ilmington.

The green at Tanworth-in-Arden, showing the village pub. More pictures of Tanworth: Tanworth-in-Arden.

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