North Warwickshire

Local Authority District in England

Warwickshire, West Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the North Warwickshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ North Warwickshire is a largely rural district with a patchwork of farmland, villages, and small towns. Atherstone is the principal town, with markets, historic streets, and canal links. The Coventry Canal and River Anker run through the area, alongside gentle hills, meadows, and woodlands. The district includes country parks, nature reserves, and scattered villages, giving it a strong rural character with historic settlements.

The administrative boundary of North Warwickshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of North Warwickshire.

Map of North Warwickshire — Administrative Boundary of North Warwickshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about North Warwickshire

What region is North Warwickshire in? North Warwickshire is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is North Warwickshire in? North Warwickshire is located in the county of Warwickshire.

Is North Warwickshire a city? No, North Warwickshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs North Warwickshire? The local authority for this district is: North Warwickshire Borough Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Warwickshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Warwickshire County Council.

▶ Official website of North Warwickshire Borough Council 🔗 northwarks.gov.uk

Which police force covers North Warwickshire? Policing in North Warwickshire is provided by Warwickshire Police 🔗 warwickshire.police.uk, which serves 5 local authority districts: North Warwickshire ⁞ Nuneaton and Bedworth ⁞ Rugby ⁞ Stratford-on-Avon ⁞ Warwick.

This district page, North Warwickshire, is a sub-page of this county page: Warwickshire and this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in North Warwickshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire is divided into 17 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Arley and Whitacre
Atherstone Central
Atherstone North
Atherstone South and Mancetter
Baddesley and Grendon
Coleshill North
Coleshill South
Curdworth
Dordon
Fillongley
Hartshill
Hurley and Wood End
Kingsbury
Newton Regis and Warton
Polesworth East
Polesworth West
Water Orton

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire is fully parished: 33 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Ansley
Arley
Astley
Atherstone
Austrey
Baddesley Ensor
Baxterley
Bentley
Caldecote
Coleshill
Corley
Curdworth
Dordon
Fillongley
Great Packington
Grendon
Hartshill
Kingsbury
Lea Marston
Little Packington
Mancetter
Maxstoke
Merevale
Middleton
Nether Whitacre
Newton Regis
Over Whitacre
Polesworth
Seckington
Shustoke
Shuttington
Water Orton
Wishaw

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire covers 34 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ansley *
Atherstone *
Austrey
Baddesley Ensor
Baxterley
Bedworth *
Birmingham *
Coleshill (North Warwickshire)
Corley
Corley Moor *
Coventry *
Curdworth *
Fillongley
Grendon (North Warwickshire)
Hartshill
Higham on the Hill *
Hurley (North Warwickshire)
Keresley Newlands *
Kingsbury
Mancetter and Witherley *
Middleton (North Warwickshire) *
New Arley
Nuneaton *
Old Arley
Over Whitacre
Piccadilly
Polesworth
Polesworth and Dordon
Royal Sutton Coldfield *
Tamworth *
Warton (North Warwickshire)
Water Orton *
Whitacre Heath
Wood End (North Warwickshire)

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of North Warwickshire.)