The Enjoying Your Visit We want you to enjoy your visit, so WHITACRE please remember you will be sharing Parish Walk the countryside with: • Other visitors enjoying themselves The Whitacre Parish walk is a • People who live in the countryside waymarked route off The North • Wildlife and farm animals Arden Heritage Trail. This is a _ Walkers PLEASE: project which has worked with • Wear suitable footwear and clothes local communities to establish • Keep your dog under close control a 25 mile circular heritage trail • Leave gates and property as you find them • Protect plants and animals and take your through North . litter home The project was funded by a • Be safe, plan ahead and always give yourself grant from the Heritage Lottery enough time to finish the route before it gets dark Fund and supported by the Community FOR MORE INFORMATION Partnership and Parish Councils. For more walks and information visit:- www.northardenheritagetrail.co.uk The Trail passes through the parishes of , Mancetter, Hartshill, Ansley, Arley, Astley, Fillongley, , , , Kingsbury, Baddesley Ensor and Merevale. This major walking route promotes the area’s fascinating local heritage and distinctive landscapes. Where possible, the route has Acknowledgements been developed to make it accessible for all. Enjoy your Walk!

WHITACRE Parish Walk

Whitacre Parish Walk 6pp_03.indd 1 10/6/10 12:10:42 The Points of interest 1. is one of three villages named WHITACRE Whitacre – the others are Nether Whitacre and Over y Whitacre. It is so named as it is the Heath of Nether d Wa Parish Walk Whitacre and not a separate parish. The village was Windmill Hill created in the 19th century, around the time the Englan f o railway was built. t Acorn Farm 2. The Whitacre Heritage Feature. Hear .75 At the ‘Swan’ or ‘Railway’ The Whitacre heritage interpretation feature was ne Miles 30 mins pubs When crossing roads carved by stone sculptor Graeme Mitcheson. The Middle La Whitehouse Farm twisting sandstone tower brings together river and This is a short, very easy walk. The only steps are over railway, farming and nature, which all meet at its 2 the footbridge across the railway line. NETHER peak, just as all aspects of traditional village life come 1 WHITACRE 3 Leaving the main North Arden Heritage Trail where it joins together here. PO WHITACRE Botts Green Middle Lane, bear right up over the railway bridge [!]. 3. The Railway Inn was built opposite the original HEATH Hall

Station At the T- junction, turn left heading into the village of Whitacre railway station, opened in February 1842 by 4 Whitacre Heath (1), passing The Swan pub on your left. the and Derby Junction Railway. When

Road Botts Green the Birmingham to railway was opened in On the green opposite is the Whitacre heritage feature ( ). College 2 1864, a new station at Whitacre Junction was built Farm Continue along Station Road with The Railway pub (3) on and the original one closed. For a brief period in the the right, past the Post Office and out of the village. 19th century, rail travellers from Derby to London The Betteridge came this way, taking the long-closed branch from Dingle Farm Fields Just past the Village Hall (4) on your left, pick up Farm the waymarked path crossing the field towards the Whitacre Junction to Hampton-in-Arden. footbridge, re-joining the North Arden Heritage Trail 4. The new Village Hall in Whitacre was built with money Hogrill’s on the other side. Bear left and continue back to your raised from donations. Inside, it has a large mural Croxall Hill Farm End Farm starting point. depicting rural life in the Parish of Nether Whitacre.

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