Ernesford Grange

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Ernesford Grange is a suburb of Coventry, West Midlands. It is in the southeast of the city and borders the Binley, Stoke Aldermoor and Willenhall areas. It is part of the Coventry South Constituency.

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The district was built in the 1960s and the 1970s with a three phase housing estate. Many of the closes in phase 2 and phase 3 of the council estates are named after managers who worked in the Binley Colliery.

The Alan Higgs Centre, which opened in 2004 just outside the district on Allard Way, has a 50 metre long swimming pool. [1]

Binley Little Woods sits squarely in the middle of the phase 1 closes. It is a protected site, and is a fabulous sea of blue and violet in May, bluebell season.

History

Ernesford is mentioned under Binley in William Dugdale's The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated published in 1656 and Ernesford Grange is noted as sometime belonging to the Abby of Combe. [2] Ernesford Grange moated site was listed in 1954 as an ancient monument under the Ancient Monuments Act 1931 and reclassified as a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The site, in the grounds of Ernesford Grange Community Academy, has been partly excavated. [3] In 1971, the foundations of an 'L'-shaped building were discovered consisting of a hall, a kitchen (two circular ovens were found), a chamber and a garderobe. [4]

Education

Ernesford Grange is served by four primary schools: Ernesford Grange, [5] Corpus Christi Catholic, [6] Sowe Valley [7] and St Bartholomew's Church of England. [8] Ernesford Grange Community Academy is the senior school, next to which is Riverbank Academy, a special needs school. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Alan Higgs Centre". CVLife. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Dugdale, William (1656). The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated. London. p. 149.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Ernesford Grange moated site, Binley (1014046)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Hobley, Brian (1971). Rahtz, Philip (ed.). West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet (PDF). Council for British Archaeology Group 8. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ernesford Grange Primary School" . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Corpus Christi". Corpus Christi. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sowe Valley Primary School | Welcome to our school website" . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Home | St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy". www.stbartholomews.covmat.org. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Riverbank Academy" . Retrieved 17 October 2025.


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