Coughton
Parish in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.239, -1.882 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 08 60 |
| Dialling code: | 01527 (Redditch) |
Coughton is a small, largely rural parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, set in rolling countryside a few miles south of Alcester and not far from Stratford-upon-Avon. The landscape around the village is typical of the area - mixed arable fields, hedgerows and river valleys such as the nearby River Arrow - which gives it a quiet, agricultural character with scattered houses and farmsteads rather than a dense village centre.
Culturally and historically the parish is best known for Coughton Court, the Tudor manor house owned by the Throckmorton family and now run by the National Trust; its recusant Catholic history and links to the Gunpowder Plot attract interest and visitors. Local life is shaped by farming and by heritage tourism, with the house, gardens and occasional events providing the main public face of a community that otherwise remains small and closely tied to the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Coughton
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Coventry 20 miles32.1 km
- Dudley 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Walsall 23.7 miles38.2 km
- West Bromwich 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Solihull 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Sutton Coldfield 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Worcester 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Redditch 4.4 miles7 km
- Kidderminster 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Stourbridge 18.3 miles29.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Alcester East Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Kings Coughton Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Alcester Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Spernall Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Kinwarton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Studley South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- New End Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sambourne Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cladswell Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Great Alne Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Alcester West Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Studley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Coughton
B49 5HL, B49 5HR, B49 5HN, B49 5JA, B49 5HU, B49 5HS, B49 5HT, B49 5JL, B49 6HT … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 15.9 miles25.6 km
- East Midlands Airport 47.1 miles75.8 km
- Wootton Wawen Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Redditch Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
Hotels in Coughton Ad
Schools in Coughton
- Coughton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ragley Hall Country house 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Ipsley Court Estate 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hewell Grange Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Stratford Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Pinley Priory Historic site 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Woodnorton Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Westwood House Estate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- St Johns Museum 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Ettington Park Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 13.7 miles22 km