Arley is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the council is based...

 district of Warwickshire

Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...

, England

England

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. The parish includes two settlements, New Arley and Old Arley

Old Arley

Old Arley is a village in Warwickshire, England....

. Old Arley is to the west of the Bourne Brook

Bourne Brook

The Bourne Brook is a river in Staffordshire, England. The river flows north from its source near Aldridge, to the west and north of the village of Shenstone, then flows east past Weeford and Hints to its confluence with the River Tame near Fazeley....

 and the railway line

Birmingham to Peterborough Line

The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking Birmingham to Peterborough, via Nuneaton and Leicester....

, and New Arley is to the east.

Old Arley contains the mediaeval church of St Wilfred, and a Methodist church nearby. New Arley contains St Michael's C of E and St Joseph's Catholic Church, both originally built in response to the influx of miners in the first half of the 20th century. Arley's mining industry is now long gone. The two Anglican churches form one parish, and St Joseph's is run from St Anne's, Chapel End, Nuneaton

St Anne's, Chapel End, Nuneaton

The Roman Catholic parish of St Anne, Nuneaton in Warwickshire, England serves the western side of Nuneaton and outlying villages towards Coleshill. The church itself was rebuilt in 2000 and is on Camp Hill Road, Nuneaton. The parish was formed in 1948 and includes St Joseph's Church in New Arley...

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Nearby places are Ansley and Astley

Astley, Warwickshire

Astley is a village and parish within the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 219.Astley is Knebly in George Eliot's Mr Gilfil's Love Story. Eliot's parents were married in the church....

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Arley is the birthplace of footballer Nigel Winterburn

Nigel Winterburn

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