GREAT ALNE
Great Alne is a small, attractive Warwickshire village, 2 miles from the old Roman town of Alcester and 7 miles north west of Stratford-upon-Avon. The village takes its name from the River Alne which flows through it, and in mediaeval times, was called Ruwenalne or Round Alne which translates as ‘rough’ Alne.
There are active groups in the village including the Parish Council, The Women’s Institute and Great Alne Cricket Club www.greatalne.play-cricket.com. Great Alne has a primary school www.greatalneschool.ik.org and a pupil reintegration unit, The Seymour Centre.
Great Alne’s C of E church is St. Mary Magdalene. The church originally belonged belonged to Winchcome Abbey in 1175 but soon became a chapel attached to nearby Kinwarton Church, where it has remained ever since.
There is a village pub, The Mother Huff Cap, which is an old inn on the corner of Spernall Lane. Further on up the lane on the outskirts of the village is Great Alne’s real ale brewery, Purity.
There is also a Mill in Great Alne which has been in working order for many centuries and is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086), although is likely that this original mill was on a site nearby. Part of today's mill is now used for residential purposes.
Near to Great Alne’s village hall which was built in the late 1930's, is Coffee Pot Wood, which is cared for by the Woodland Trust - the UK's leading woodland conservation charity. The road frontage of the wood is a dedicated conservation area and much of the site, which includes a small meadow and a route down to the riverside path, is situated on the old disused railway that used to run through the village.
Great Alne welcomes visitors all year round, and is a particular favourite destination for ramblers who enjoy walks in the surrounding countryside.
Great Alne is a small, attractive Warwickshire village, 2 miles from the old Roman town of Alcester and 7 miles north west of Stratford-upon-Avon. The village takes its name from the River Alne which flows through it, and in mediaeval times, was called Ruwenalne or Round Alne which translates as ‘rough’ Alne.
There are active groups in the village including the Parish Council, The Women’s Institute and Great Alne Cricket Club www.greatalne.play-cricket.com. Great Alne has a primary school www.greatalneschool.ik.org and a pupil reintegration unit, The Seymour Centre.
Great Alne’s C of E church is St. Mary Magdalene. The church originally belonged belonged to Winchcome Abbey in 1175 but soon became a chapel attached to nearby Kinwarton Church, where it has remained ever since.
There is a village pub, The Mother Huff Cap, which is an old inn on the corner of Spernall Lane. Further on up the lane on the outskirts of the village is Great Alne’s real ale brewery, Purity.
There is also a Mill in Great Alne which has been in working order for many centuries and is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086), although is likely that this original mill was on a site nearby. Part of today's mill is now used for residential purposes.
Near to Great Alne’s village hall which was built in the late 1930's, is Coffee Pot Wood, which is cared for by the Woodland Trust - the UK's leading woodland conservation charity. The road frontage of the wood is a dedicated conservation area and much of the site, which includes a small meadow and a route down to the riverside path, is situated on the old disused railway that used to run through the village.
Great Alne welcomes visitors all year round, and is a particular favourite destination for ramblers who enjoy walks in the surrounding countryside.