Bourton-on-Dunsmore is a small village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in 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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. Along with the nearby hamlet of Draycote

Draycote

Draycote is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Bourton and Draycote along with nearby Bourton-on-Dunsmore, which is located around half a mile to the west, uphill from Draycote....

 it forms the joint civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Bourton and Draycote

Bourton and Draycote

Bourton and Draycote is a civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England which consists of the villages of Bourton-on-Dunsmore and Draycote. Of these, Bourton is the larger. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 231.-References:*...

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Bourton is part of the borough of Rugby

Rugby (borough)

Rugby is a local government district with borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England.The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town....

 and is located around six miles south-west of the town of Rugby

Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...

, just south of the B4453 road.

Bourton-on-Dunsmore was mentioned in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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. Bourton Hall in the village is a large stone mansion house which dates from 1791, and probably stands on the site of an earlier house.

Bourton is located upon a ridge overlooking the Draycote Water

Draycote Water

Draycote Water is a reservoir and country park near the village of Dunchurch, 6 km south of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water...

 reservoir. Draycote is located at the bottom of the ridge towards the reservoir. Just to the west of Bourton is the village of Frankton

Frankton, Warwickshire

Frankton is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire in England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 344.-Etymology:According to W. H...

. The development

Developing country

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 charity

Charitable trust

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, Practical Action

Practical Action

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, is headquartered in Bourton.