Towns & cities · West Midlands
Meriden
Meriden — village and civil parish in West Midlands, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hampton-in-Arden · 3.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Meriden is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,719 people. Address: CV7. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in West Midlands, UK". Coordinates: 52.4379°, -1.6496°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Meriden is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. Historically, it is part of Warwickshire and lies between the cities of Birmingham and Coventry. It is located close to the North Warwickshire district border within a green belt of the countryside known as the Meriden Gap and is in the ecclesiastical parish of the Diocese of Coventry. The village is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) east-northeast of Solihull, 7 miles (11 kilometres) west-northwest of Coventry and 12 miles (19 kilometres) east-southeast of Birmingham city centre. It was known as "Alspath" in the Domesday Book. The village gives its name to the Meriden parliamentary constituency, which was created in 1955 and covers the Meriden Gap. In the 2011 Census, the population of the Meriden parish was 2,719. The population is estimated to have risen to 3,096 by 2017.
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Background
History
The area has been occupied since the Stone Age, as evidenced by flints in the Blythe Valley. Bronze Age swords have also been found in Meriden. In 43 AD, nearby Corley Rocks marked the southern limit of the cattle rearing Cornovii tribe. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, the name 'Meriden' gradually supplanted that of Alspath as the straggling settlement at the foot of the hill grew in importance. By 1686 the population had grown to 290 people. By 1772 there were 93 cottages and houses. In 1811 the village had 152 homes, 171 families and 817 people." Meriden was a local distribution point in the 16th-century cattle-driving trade, with the pool at the centre of the old village used to…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4379, -1.6496
- District
- Solihull
- Parish
- Meriden
- Postcode
- CV7
- Parliamentary constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Population
- 2,719
- Nearest railway station
- Hampton-in-Arden — 3.6 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1747363 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Meriden, West Midlands (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Meriden cross winter.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Meriden?
- Meriden is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV7), in the parish of Meriden.
- Is Meriden free to visit?
- Yes, Meriden is free to enter.
- How do I get to Meriden?
- The nearest railway station is Hampton-in-Arden, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CV7.