Henley-in-Arden
Henley-in-Arden is a Town in the county of Warwickshire.
Henley-in-Arden postcode: B95 5BS
There are great places to visit near Henley-in-Arden including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, historic monuments, ancient sites, old mines, geological features, castles, ruins, bluebell woods, woodlands, lakes, hiking areas, airports, gardens and parks.
Henley-in-Arden has some unmissable towns nearby like Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, Bedworth, Royal Leamington Spa, and Alcester.
Baxterley, Burton Dassett, and Wellesbourne are some of Henley-in-Arden best villages to visit near Henley-in-Arden.
Baxterley Village Church, Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park are great places to visit near Henley-in-Arden if you like historic buildings.
Country Parks to visit near Henley-in-Arden include Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills.
Places near Henley-in-Arden feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Hartshill Castle.
There are a number of ancient sites near to Henley-in-Arden including Hartshill Tumulus.
Hartshill Diorite Pits is a great place to visit close to Henley-in-Arden if you like old mines.
Hartshill Diorite Pits is one of Henley-in-Arden's best, nearby geological features to visit in Henley-in-Arden.
Henley-in-Arden has some unmissable castles nearby like Kenilworth Castle, and Warwick Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Henley-in-Arden like Kenilworth Castle.
Places near Henley-in-Arden feature a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
There are a number of woodlands near Henley-in-Arden including Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert, and Oversley Wood.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Henley-in-Arden like Draycote Water.
Burton Dassett Hills is a great place to visit close to Henley-in-Arden if you like hiking areas.
There are a number of airports near to Henley-in-Arden including Coventry Airport.
The area close to Henley-in-Arden boasts some of the best gardens including Jephson Gardens.
There are a number of parks near Henley-in-Arden including Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park.
Henley-in-Arden History
There are some historic monuments around Henley-in-Arden:
Places to see near Henley-in-Arden
History of Henley-in-Arden
The initial prosperity came to an end however during the Second Barons’ War when, in 1265, Peter de Montfort died fighting at the Battle of Evesham. The royalist forces won, and the town and castle were burnt in reprisal. The town and castle recovered however and Henley became a borough in 1296. In 1315 all of the recorded townsfolk were freemen. The King stayed at the castle for 7 days in January 1324. By 1336 the market was so prosperous that the inhabitants were able to obtain a licence from Edward III to impose a local sales tax on all goods brought to the market, for a period of three years, in order to pay for the cost of paving the streets. The Lord of the Manor, Peter de Montfort 3rd Baron Montfort, as Commissioner of Array for Warwickshire sent 160 archers to the Battle of Crecy during the Hundred Years’ War in 1346. By the 15th century, the lords of the manor were the Boteler family. Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley obtained a charter from Henry VI in 1449, confirming the grant of the new weekly market, and a grant for two annual fairs.
