No Man's Heath, Warwickshire

No Man's Heath is an area of North Warwickshire about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Tamworth. It is near the boundaries of four English counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire. Nearby in the late 19th century were Netherseal Colliery and Netherseal Hall. Today a small village exists here, also called No Man's Heath, which is the northernmost settlement in Warwickshire. The population of the village is included in Newton Regis. The county boundary which used to divide the village between Leicestershire and Warwickshire has been re-drawn on 1 April 1965[1] to place the whole village in Warwickshire.[2]

No Man's Heath
No Man's Heath is located in Warwickshire
No Man's Heath
No Man's Heath
Location within Warwickshire
OS grid referenceSK288090
Civil parish
  • Newton Regis
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTamworth
Postcode districtB79
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands

The village has an Indian restaurant called The Four Counties Spice; this used to be the village public house, called The Four Counties Inn.

Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and Staffordshire meet about 0.5 miles (800 m) northwest of the village. Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire meet a further half-mile northwest. There is an ancient (probably Mercian) stone, divided into four parts, which may mark the point where the four counties met before boundary adjustments.

See also

  • Dow Bridge, meeting point of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.
  • Four Shire Stone, meeting point of Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire (formerly also Worcestershire)

References

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