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Priors Hardwick is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England. The name derives from the fact that it was originally a manor belonging to the Priors of Coventry. == History == The oldest houses in the village are centred on the village green, with (The Butcher's Arms ) dated as 1562,〔 although some sources place it back as far as 1375. The proximity to the drover's road known as the Welsh Road influenced the village and the naming of local landmarks. The cattle drovers used to water their animals at a pond outside the village, which resulted in it being named ''Cowpool''. This is unusual, since locally, such waterholes were named ''pits'', rather than the Welsh-derived name ''pool'' (pwyll). ''London End'' in the village, and various buildings with ''welsh'' in their name also derive from the closeness of the road. The original settlement is on the government's list of Scheduled Ancient Monuments〔 〕 with most of the village being enclosed in a Conservation Area.〔 〕 In 1831 the area of the parish was , which was reduced to some time between 1881 and 1891〔 In 1836 the village became part of the Southam Poor Law Union which ran a workhouse in Southam.〔 〕 Until 1974, the parish belonged to the Southam Rural District. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Priors Hardwick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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