Hatton, Warwickshire

Hatton (gbmapping|SP242670) is a village about four miles north of Warwick, England. Notable features include a remarkable series of 21 locks on the Grand Union Canal, a shopping village (Hatton Country World) and a former psychiatric hospital (Central Hospital, Hatton) that has been turned into a large housing estate while still preserving the original Victorian buildings. The public house, the Waterman, has been noted for its regular large assemblies of motorcycles. Other public houses in the area include the Falcon Inn, although less well known as it is situated further away from the village centre.
Shrewley and Beausale are hamlets within the parish of Hatton.

Transport

Hatton is close to the M40 motorway and is also served by the small, unmanned Hatton railway station, which lies on the main [http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/banburywolverhampton.htm Birmingham Snow Hill to London Marylebone] line and a [http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/alesterhatton.htm small branch line] to Stratford-upon-Avon. Services from this station are run by London Midland and Chiltern Railways and there are direct services to Stratford-upon-Avon and intermediate stations, Warwick, Leamington Spa and stations to London Marylebone, and stations to Birmingham.

External links

* [http://www.salrua.org.uk Solihull and Leamington Rail Users Association] Representing interests and views of local rail users.

References

* [http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/hatton.html] Contains slightly out-of-date information about the psychiatric hospital
* [http://www.starling101.btinternet.co.uk/canals/hatton.htm] Images of the canal network
* [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/heartofengland/canals.htm] Images of the 21 locks leading down into Warwick
* [http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/chm/students/phd/george/] Closure of Central Hospital, Hatton