Alvecote

Alvecote
Alvecote
	Alvecote Marina
	Alvecote Location within Warwickshire
OS grid reference	SK2404
District	North Warwickshire;
Shire county	Warwickshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tamworth
Postcode district	B79
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
	List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°38′17″N 1°37′59″W / 52.638°N 1.633°W

Alvecote is a hamlet in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, situated on the county border with Staffordshire. Other settlements nearby are Shuttington (where population details can be found), Polesworth and the Tamworth district of Amington. Central Tamworth is approximately 3 miles west-southwest of Alvecote.

Alvecote has a marina on the Coventry Canal with many facilities including boat repair, pumpout and a licensed bar. The West Coast Main Line runs through the settlement. The nearest railway station is Polesworth, though that station now only sees one westbound parliamentary train per day.^[1] Alvecote Priory is a ruined 12th century Benedictine monastery. The nearest existing church is in Shuttington.

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