Toft is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in the county 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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, just south of Dunchurch

Dunchurch

Dunchurch is a civil parish and village on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 2,842 in the village.- History :...

 village. To the west across 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...

 (a modern reservoir) lies Thurlaston

Thurlaston, Warwickshire

Thurlaston is a village and parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 352.-Location:...

village. The hamlet is known to have existed in the early 17th century . It sits on a hill known as Toft Hill and can be found on UK Survey Maps. Toft is home to a herd of over two hundred alpacas. Toft Alpacas is based at Toft Manor, Toft Lane and is the base for 'Toft Alpaca', a luxury natural hand-knitted clothing range.

External links

• Toft Alpacas