# Princethorpe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Princethorpe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Princethorpe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princethorpe > Source revision: 1330937630 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Village in Warwickshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Princethorpe |coordinates = {{coord|52.333501|-1.411314|display=inline,title}} |civil_parish = Princethorpe | population = 429 | population_ref = (2021) |shire_district= [Rugby](/source/Rugby_(borough)) |shire_county= [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire) |region= West Midlands |constituency_westminster= [Kenilworth and Southam](/source/Kenilworth_and_Southam_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) |post_town= RUGBY |postcode_district = CV23 |postcode_area= CV |dial_code= 01926 |os_grid_reference= SP4068 |static_image_name= Princethorpe-Hightown - geograph.org.uk - 2118648.jpg |static_image_width= |static_image_caption= Buildings in Princethorpe }} '''Princethorpe''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the [Rugby district](/source/Rugby_district) of [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire), [England](/source/England). In the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_2011_Census) the parish had a population 376, increasing to 429 at the [2021 census](/source/United_Kingdom_2021_Census).{{cite web |title=PRINCETHORPE Parish in West Midlands |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/rugby/E04009686__princethorpe/ |publisher=City Population |access-date=11 December 2022}} Princethorpe is located roughly halfway between the towns of [Rugby](/source/Rugby%2C_Warwickshire) {{convert|6.5|mi}} to the north-east, and [Leamington Spa](/source/Leamington_Spa) {{convert|6|mi}} to the south-west. It is at the centre of a busy junction between the [A423](/source/A423_road) ([Coventry](/source/Coventry) to [Banbury](/source/Banbury)), B4453 (Rugby to Leamington) and B4455 ([Fosse Way](/source/Fosse_Way)) roads. The village once had a [pub](/source/pub) called the Three Horseshoes, which was in business continuously from at least 1816 until it closed in 2023.{{cite web |title=The Three Horseshoes at Princethorpe |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/now-three-horseshoes-princethorpe |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=11 December 2022}} Situated on Leamington Road in the village is Our Lady's Primary School. It is a primary school with around 100 children between the ages of 4 and 11. Just outside the village is [Princethorpe College](/source/Princethorpe_College), a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) school. The school incorporates the buildings of the former St. Mary's Priory, which was founded by French [Benedictine](/source/Benedictine) nuns from [Montargis](/source/Montargis) who sought [asylum](/source/Political_asylum) from the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution) in 1792. After several moves, they settled in Princethorpe in 1832, and established a priory and school. In 1966 it was purchased by the [Missionaries of the Sacred Heart](/source/Missionaries_of_the_Sacred_Heart) who established it into its present form.{{cite web |title=Princethorpe College: Origins |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/princethorpe-college-origins |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=11 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=Princethorpe College: The Priory |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/princethorpe-college-priory |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=11 December 2022}} The village has a history extending to at least the [Roman period](/source/Roman_Britain), related to the fact that the [Fosse Way](/source/Fosse_Way), an old [Roman road](/source/Roman_road) ran through it. Two Roman settlements existed just south of the current village.{{cite web |title=Site of Roman settlement 200m s of Princethorpe |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/catalogue_her/site-of-roman-settlement-200m-s-of-princethorpe|publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=11 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=Site of Roman settlement 400m s of Priory Farm, Princethorpe. |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/catalogue_her/site-of-roman-settlement-400m-s-of-priory-farm-princethorpe |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=11 December 2022}} In the 1950s, a number of [Roman coins](/source/Roman_coins) were found in Princethorpe. Its name likely derived from an [Anglo-Saxon](/source/Anglo-Saxon) farmer called ''Pren''.{{cite book|title=The Warwickshire Village Book|date=2000|publisher=Countryside Books|isbn=1-85306-652-4|pages=150–152}} It was first mentioned in 1275–6.{{cite web |title=Parishes: Stretton-upon-Dunsmore and Princethorpe |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp241-245 |publisher=British History Online |access-date=11 December 2022}} In the reign of [Henry VI](/source/Henry_VI_of_England) it came into the possession of the Hugford family of Emscote and stayed in that family until the reign of [Henry VII](/source/Henry_VII_of_England) when John Hugford sold it to [Sir William Compton](/source/William_Compton_(courtier)). Princethorpe was originally in the [parish](/source/parish) of [Wolston](/source/Wolston) but was made, for convenience, a separate parish with [Stretton](/source/Stretton-on-Dunsmore) by an [Act of Parliament](/source/Act_of_Parliament) in 1694 the reign of [William III](/source/William_III_of_England). Princethorpe is today still part of the [ecclesiastical parish](/source/Parish_(Church_of_England)) of [Stretton-on-Dunsmore](/source/Stretton-on-Dunsmore),{{cite web |title=Stretton-on-Dunsmore Warwickshire Family History Guide |url=https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/warwickshire/stretton-on-dunsmore-warwickshire-family-history-guide/ |publisher=Parishmouse Warwickshire |access-date=13 December 2022}} but became a separate [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in 1866.{{cite web |title=Princethorpe Tn/CP - Relationships and changes |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org/unit/10318488 |publisher=Vision of Britain |access-date=13 December 2022}} File:Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Warwickshire-geograph-3501703-by-Ian-Rob.jpg|[Princethorpe College](/source/Princethorpe_College) File:The Three Horseshoes, Princethorpe - geograph.org.uk - 3742298.jpg|The Three Horseshoes, Princethorpe == Notable people == Land-drainage reformer [Joseph Elkington](/source/Joseph_Elkington) developed his drainage techniques while farming at Princethorpe.{{Cite web| title = Farm engineer Joseph Elkington was an expert in his field| last=Upton| first=Chris| work = [Birmingham Post](/source/Birmingham_Post)| date = 2013-02-15| accessdate = 2013-02-16| url = http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2013/02/15/farm-engineer-joseph-elkington-was-an-expert-in-his-field-65233-32809502/}} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Princethorpe}} * [https://princethorpevillage.wordpress.com Princethorpe Village and Parish Council] * [https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/location/princethorpe Princethorpe archives - Our Warwickshire] * [http://www.ourladysrc.warwickshire.sch.uk/ Our Ladys RC Primary School] {{authority control}} Category:Villages in Warwickshire --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Princethorpe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princethorpe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princethorpe?action=history)). 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