Bushwood
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Bushwood is a hamlet in Warwickshire
, located three miles north of Henley in Arden and a mile west of the M40 motorway
. There is no village centre as such because all the buildings in the hamlet are spread out so widely. It is named after the wood, Bush Wood, that runs through the centre of the area. The Stratford-on-Avon Canal runs along the eastern edge of the settlement.
The manor house, Bushwood Hall, is located at the northern end of the settlement. The current building is on the site of a previous mediaeval structure built in 1313 of which there remains no physical evidence but was known for its deep moat
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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...
, located three miles north of Henley in Arden and a mile west of the M40 motorway
M40 motorway
The M40 motorway is a motorway in the British transport network that forms a major part of the connection between London and Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05...
. There is no village centre as such because all the buildings in the hamlet are spread out so widely. It is named after the wood, Bush Wood, that runs through the centre of the area. The Stratford-on-Avon Canal runs along the eastern edge of the settlement.
The manor house, Bushwood Hall, is located at the northern end of the settlement. The current building is on the site of a previous mediaeval structure built in 1313 of which there remains no physical evidence but was known for its deep moat
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
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