Bulkington

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Bulkington
latitude= 52.47691
longitude= -1.424989
civil_parish=
population = 6,303 (2001)
shire_district= Nuneaton and Bedworth
shire_county= Warwickshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Nuneaton
post_town= BEDWORTH
postcode_district = CV12
postcode_area= CV
dial_code= 024
os_grid_reference= SP3986

Bulkington is a large village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, UK. In the 2001 census it had a population of 6,303. It is located around 10 km (6 miles) north-east of Coventry, just east of the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth and 7 km (4 miles) south-west of Hinckley.

Originally comprising seven separate villages which were later merged, Bulkington was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Bochintone" meaning 'town of the beech trees'. Historically the main industry in Bulkington was weaving, which was brought to the area by French Huguenots in the 17th century. Today Bulkington is largely a commuter village for larger nearby urban centres such as Coventry, Nuneaton, Bedworth, Hinckley and Leicester.Bulkington has connections with the locally-born author George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), who knew the village well. She referred to it as "Raveloe" in her book "Silas Marner" (1861). The church of St James is where George Eliot's uncle and aunt are buried.

The major schools in Bulkington are St James Church of England Junior School and Arden Forest Infant School, with a combined total of approximately 420 pupils.

The village has been declared a conservation area and no major housing or industrial development is permitted, especially since it is close to being designated a 'small town' as opposed to a village.

References

*"Warwickshire Towns & Villages", by Geoff Allen, 2000 ISBN 1-85058-642-X

External links

* [http://www.stjamesjunior.co.uk St James Junior School]