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Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. With a population of 801 (2001 Census), Baginton village is four miles (6.5 km) south of Coventry city centre and seven miles (11 km) north of Leamington Spa. The Lucy Price playing field is situated centrally in the village.
Geography and administration
Coventry Airport (built 1936), the Lunt Roman Fort and the ancient "Baginton oak" tree are within the village, whilst the Midland Air Museum and Coventry Railway Centre are just outside Baginton.
The road from Baginton to South Coventry passes over the River Sowe near an old mill.
History
The Domesday Book records that in the 11th century Baginton consisted of 15 households and a mill.
Coventry Airport
Main article: Coventry Airport
Baginton is home to Coventry Airport, which lies just southeast of the village. The Midland Air Museum on Rowley Road is adjacent to the southern border of Coventry Airport.
Landmarks
Lunt Fort
Main article: Lunt Fort
The remains of the ancient Roman Lunt Fort have been found in Baginton on the south side of the village. Parts of the fort were reconstructed in the 1970s, and it has become a popular site for school visits, as well as holding activity days during the summer.
Church of St John the Baptist
The Church of St John the Baptist is situated in the old part of Baginton. A scenic footpath starts near the church and leads to Stoneleigh.
Baginton Castle and Fish Ponds
The ruins of a fourteenth-century house, possibly also the site of the former Baginton Castle.The ruin that can be seen is of a late fourteenth-century house, but it is not well known due to its location in an area of woodland on private land. If Baginton Castle did exist here prior to this house, there is no sign of its ruins. The area was fenced off in 2006, and now the ruins and former Fish Ponds can can be viewed by arrangement with the local farmer who owns the land.
Baginton oak tree
Baginton Oak tree, with The Oak public house in the background.Baginton is the site of an old oak tree which is often called the Baginton oak. It is about 300 - 350 years old and is thought to be one of the oldest trees in Warwickshire. A nearby public house is called The Oak.
There is also an old proverb about a boy called Elliott who sits under the tree when he has to contemplate decisions.
