Thursday, November 21, 2024

DY24015 Stratford District Council Guide Book 1976

Click the link below to access a free copy of the old Stratford District Council Guide Book (1976). Its a large file so allow it time to load up. As always being over 48 years old all the old Advertisements, Hotels and Retailers can be the highlights when you read it.   

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y1Z8ETJNihVuUkxQTPzPKTKSFGI5Ipop/view?usp=sharing


The Stratford on Avon District Council was created in the 1974 by the reorganisation of local government. It has always surprised me how large an area it covers. Warwickshire was divided into five District Councils

1.    Stratford on Avon District

2.    North Warwickshire District

3.    Nuneaton and Bedworth District

4.    Warwick District

5.    Ruby Borough

What I particularly like about this old Guide Book is it covers all the villages and towns within the Stratford on Avon District Council area but logically divides them up into the following areas so you can read about all the surrounding towns and villages centred on these key towns.

Stratford on Avon Rural Area

Henley in Arden Area

Alcester Area

Shipston on Stour Area

Southam Area

The guide covers many villages that receive no media attention these days and therefore remain unknown to most people. This no doubt suites the locals living there quietly beyond the normal hustle and bustle of modern life.

Although many of these are referred to and would have been more popular in the time of the Domesday Book (1086). If you want to learn how to lookup whether the village is included or not my book below tells you how to do this where by coincidence I cover doing a Local Research Project based upon Stratford upon Avon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0950871869



Stratford on Avon District Map - Boundary 



Warwickshire County Map

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DY24015 Stratford District Council Guide Book 1976

Click the link below to access a free copy of the old Stratford District Council Guide Book (1976). Its a large file so allow it time to loa...