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 and airports.
There are a number of towns near Henley-in-Arden including Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, and Bedworth.
Baxterley, and Burton Dassett are some of Henley-in-Arden best villages to visit near Henley-in-Arden.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Henley-in-Arden like Baxterley Village Church.
There are a several good country parks in the Henley-in-Arden area like Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills.
Hartshill Castle is one of Henley-in-Arden's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Henley-in-Arden.
Hartshill Tumulus is a great place to visit close to Henley-in-Arden if you like ancient sites.
Henley-in-Arden is near some unmissable old mines like Hartshill Diorite Pits,
Henley-in-Arden is near some unmissable geological features like Hartshill Diorite Pits,
There are a number of castles near to Henley-in-Arden including Kenilworth Castle.
There are a number of ruins near to Henley-in-Arden including Kenilworth Castle.
Places near Henley-in-Arden feature a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert is one of Henley-in-Arden's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Henley-in-Arden.
Places near Henley-in-Arden feature a number of interesting lakes including Draycote Water.
Burton Dassett Hills is a great place to visit close to Henley-in-Arden if you like hiking areas.
Places near Henley-in-Arden feature a number of interesting airports including Coventry Airport.
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.
