Английская Википедия:Alveston, Warwickshire

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox UK place Alveston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stratford-upon-Avon, and around Шаблон:Convert north-east of Stratford town centre, in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is located to the south of, and within a bend of the River Avon.[1] In 1951 the parish had a population of 2659.[2]

Hemingford House there is the youth hostel for Stratford-upon-Avon. The village was represented by Alveston F.C. between 1924 and 2017, when they folded. For most of its history, the club played in the Stratford & District League and the Midland Football Combination.

Alveston was the home of the playwright J B Priestley and his wife Jacquetta Hawkes, who lived at Kissing Tree House in the village, in his later years, until his death in 1984.[3] The house was called Avonmore in the 1901 census and his secretary lived in Avonmore Cottage which is still there in Kissing Tree Lane.

On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with Stratford upon Avon.[4]

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  1. OS Explorer Map 205, Stratford-Upon-Avon & Evesham
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