Use the tool bar on the left to access Kingsbury History Society website.

Open Surgeries will continue at Kingsbury with two doctors.

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Details of website for Kingsbury Village Pre-school further down this page.

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New Play Area for Kingsbury, Church Lane - Official OPENING on 21st May

After months of hard work we can finally announce that  we have secured funding from Waste Recycling Group Ltd through the Landfill Communities Fund.  Together with money from the parish council and some smaller donations we are able to create a new play area for all ages in Kingsbury.

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        Kingsbury Church

Kingsbury Methodist Church

Whateley Phone Kiosk - Adopted by Kingsbury Parish Council

View from the Water Park

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 Kingsbury Swimming Pool

Public Parish Swimming Sessions

Thursdays 7pm - 8pm  Ladies only

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From 19th February the pool will no longer open on a Sunday. It is hoped that this can be reviewed in the future.

The Pool provides many other activities/lessons/parties 

Tel 01827 875501

Holiday Fun swimming lessons and sessions all through the school holidays

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Kingsbury Swimming Pool

The swimming pool was originally built by Kingsbury Parish Council and opened in 1972, but was immediately conveyed to Warwickshire County Council who have met the running costs ever since.  Unfortunately, the Parish Council are not in a position to legally or financially take on the running of the pool.

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  Police Surgery in Kingsbury

A Police Surgery will be held in the Community Centre, Jubilee Court, Kingsbury on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am to 11am.

Residents are encouraged to come along and let the local police officer know of any problems in the area, no matter how big or small.

Your Warwickshire Library Services

Did you know that your local library in Kingsbury offers the following:

Also, if you are a busy family looking for answers, why not visit our online service at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries.

You can :

• Join online to start your voyage of discovery
• Search World Book Online to answer those homework questions
• Find your nearest Cub Scout or Brownie group on our Community Information Database

Did you know?

You can use our online service 24/7 a day from wherever you are, or by using one of our library PCs. All you need is a library card.

For more information about Kingsbury Library contact:

Kingsbury Library:  01827 872 333

Or Jayney Faulknall Mills, Divisional Library Manager, North Warwickshire on 01827 712395

For more information about our Virtual Library Service please contact: Andrew Button, Virtual Library Strategy Officer on 01926 412863.

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*A new bench has been sited opposite the Water Park on Coventry Road, Kingsbury.  This was  funded by Kingsbury Parish Council and money from a Public Realms Grant from North Warwickshire Borough Council.

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Article about Kingsbury Oil Complex on the News Page

Some facts about Kingsbury

• Coal was being mined in Warwickshire as early as 1275.  The earliest known reference to coal mining in the Kingsbury area was in 1635.  By 1725 there were at least ten shafts in the Kingsbury area.

• A tradition started at Kingsbury shortly after the First World War was the annual raising of funds to buy Christmas food hampers for the local hospitals.  This was in recognition of the care given to injured miners.

• Kingsbury can boast a sports hall, youth centre, health centre, swimming pool, 12^th century church, the remains of a fortified manor house and a school founded in 1686.  There cannot be many villages that have all these facilities.

• There used to be frequent floods when the river would rise and spread over the flood plain between Kingsbury and the nearby hamlet of Bodymoor Heath.  The children used to get to school over the ;’planks’ a raised footway which is still in use today in the 650 acre Water Park.

• There has been a mill in Kingsbury since at least 1086.  The present building dates from 1747.  It has been used for grinding corn and barley and in times of war for making munitions also.

• Hemlingford Bridge was built in 1783.  It was reputedly needed to transport gun barrels from the mill, across the river Tame into Birmingham.

• Kingsbury Health Centre was officially opened on 20^th April, 1972.  It was one of the first of its kind in Warwickshire.

• The name Kingsbury is derived from the Saxon Chinesburie meaning 'royal fortified house' or 'Kings Fort'.  The 'bury' part of the name means 'fort' or 'defensive work'.

21/01/2012