Not to be confused with Granborough (previously Grandborough) in Buckinghamshire.
Grandborough is a small village and civil parish in the Rugby district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Calcutt, Grandborough Fields and Woolscott. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 424.[1] Grandborough is in a rural area of eastern Warwickshire, around six miles (10 km) south of Rugby and six miles northwest of Daventry, Northamptonshire. Grandborough is about two miles from the nearest main roads and can be reached by country lanes from the A45 to the east, and the A426 to the west.
The River Leam flows north of the village. There was a watermill (now a private residence) where the river passed under the road from Woolscott. In times of flood, the river flows over the road creating a ford. A road sign suggests that pedestrians and motorists should "Use causeway if flooded".
Grandborough's church is dedicated to St Peter. The church spire, and the two tall Wellingtonia trees which flank it, are notable local landmarks. There is also a Primitive Methodist chapel (erected in 1856, extended in 1991, but closed in November 2021), a village hall (the Benn Memorial Hall, erected in 1897) and a number of old (mostly Victorian) cottages. The village has a pub called the Shoulder of Mutton. In Main Street there is a private house which was formerly a pub called the Royal George. Harrow House, in Woolscott, was formerly a pub called the Old Harrow Inn.[2]
Grandborough was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Graensburgh. Until the early 20th century the name was spelt as Granborough. Its name was supposed by Eilert Ekwall to come from Anglo-SaxonGrēnbeorg = "green rounded hill", but the Domesday Book form points otherwise. It appears as Granborowe on the Christopher Saxton map of 1637.
The former village school still stands. It closed in April 1974[3] and is now a private house. A stone plaque hidden on an east-facing wall has the inscription "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" and the date 1840.[2] The quotation is taken from the Book of Proverbs, chapter 22, verse 6.[4]
The first mention of a post office in the village is the issue in April 1847 of a type of postmark known as an undated circle (with the spelling Granborough).[5] The post office and village shop closed on 4 April 1997.[6]
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November 27, 2023
grandborough, confused, with, granborough, previously, buckinghamshire, small, village, civil, parish, rugby, district, county, warwickshire, england, parish, includes, hamlets, calcutt, fields, woolscott, population, civil, parish, 2011, census, rural, area, . Not to be confused with Granborough previously Grandborough in Buckinghamshire Grandborough is a small village and civil parish in the Rugby district in the county of Warwickshire England The parish includes the hamlets of Calcutt Grandborough Fields and Woolscott The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 424 1 Grandborough is in a rural area of eastern Warwickshire around six miles 10 km south of Rugby and six miles northwest of Daventry Northamptonshire Grandborough is about two miles from the nearest main roads and can be reached by country lanes from the A45 to the east and the A426 to the west GrandboroughMain Street GrandboroughGrandboroughLocation within WarwickshirePopulation424 2011 census OS grid referenceSP491670Civil parishGrandboroughDistrictRugbyShire countyWarwickshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townRUGBYPostcode districtCV23Dialling code01788PoliceWarwickshireFireWarwickshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentKenilworth and SouthamList of places UK England Warwickshire 52 17 56 N 1 16 45 W 52 298983 N 1 27917 W 52 298983 1 27917The River Leam flows north of the village There was a watermill now a private residence where the river passed under the road from Woolscott In times of flood the river flows over the road creating a ford A road sign suggests that pedestrians and motorists should Use causeway if flooded Grandborough s church is dedicated to St Peter The church spire and the two tall Wellingtonia trees which flank it are notable local landmarks There is also a Primitive Methodist chapel erected in 1856 extended in 1991 but closed in November 2021 a village hall the Benn Memorial Hall erected in 1897 and a number of old mostly Victorian cottages The village has a pub called the Shoulder of Mutton In Main Street there is a private house which was formerly a pub called the Royal George Harrow House in Woolscott was formerly a pub called the Old Harrow Inn 2 Contents 1 History 2 Notable residents 3 References 4 External linksHistory editGrandborough was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Graensburgh Until the early 20th century the name was spelt as Granborough Its name was supposed by Eilert Ekwall to come from Anglo Saxon Grenbeorg green rounded hill but the Domesday Book form points otherwise It appears as Granborowe on the Christopher Saxton map of 1637 The former village school still stands It closed in April 1974 3 and is now a private house A stone plaque hidden on an east facing wall has the inscription Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it and the date 1840 2 The quotation is taken from the Book of Proverbs chapter 22 verse 6 4 The first mention of a post office in the village is the issue in April 1847 of a type of postmark known as an undated circle with the spelling Granborough 5 The post office and village shop closed on 4 April 1997 6 Notable residents editMark Pawsey MP for Rugby since 2010 References edit Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 28 December 2015 a b Away from it all Grandborough Warwickshire and Worcestershire Life January 1980 pp 56 57 Coventry Evening Telegraph 5 April 1974 Grandborough Portrait of a Warwickshire Village Canon Idwal Jones no date 32pp The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties 1997 pp 144 146 147 150 The Midland GB Postal History Society ISBN 0 9513311 3 2 Rugby Advertiser 10 April 1997 Allen Geoff 2000 Warwickshire Towns amp Villages Sigma Leisure ISBN 1 85058 642 X Village websiteExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Grandborough at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grandborough amp oldid 1154904280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
