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{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Hurley
|static_image_name= The Holly Bush, Hurley - geograph.org.uk - 108603.jpg
|static_image_caption= The Holly Bush pub
|coordinates = {{coord|52.561|-1.643|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference= SP 2430 9598
|label_position= bottom
|civil_parish= Kingsbury
|population=
|population_ref=
|shire_district= [[North Warwickshire]]
|shire_county= [[Warwickshire]]
|region= West Midlands
|country= England
|constituency_westminster= [[North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Warwickshire]]
|post_town= Atherstone
|postcode_district= CV9
|postcode_area= CV
|dial_code= 01827
|website= [http://kingsburyparishcouncil.co.uk/Hurley.htm Kingsbury Parish Council]
}}

'''Hurley''' is a village in the [[Kingsbury, Warwickshire|Kingsbury]] [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[North Warwickshire]], England. Other nearby places include [[Wood End, Atherstone|Wood End]], [[Hurley Common]], [[Coleshill, Warwickshire|Coleshill]], [[Water Orton]], [[Curdworth]], [[Atherstone, Warwickshire|Atherstone]] and [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]]. According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] the population of the Hurley and Wood End [[electoral ward|ward]] was 3,642.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6163440&c=CV9+2RS&d=14&e=16&g=493223&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1282492704802&enc=1 2001 census statistics]</ref>

==History==
Hurley became a village in 1861 when its [[Church of the Resurrection, Hurley|Church of the Resurrection]] was consecrated. There were a number of mines in the Hurley area, including Dexter Colliery which opened in 1926. Some of the social housing in the village was built to accommodate workers at the mines. During the early half of the 20th century the majority of people who lived in the village worked in nearby collieries, including Dexter Colliery and [[Kingsbury Colliery]]. Both closed in the late 1960s.

==Religion==
[[File:Church of the Resurrection, Hurley - geograph.org.uk - 110628.jpg|thumb|right|Church of the Resurrection]]
The [[Church of England]] [[Church of the Resurrection, Hurley|Church of the Resurrection]] is a wooden mission church, part of the [[Kingsbury, Warwickshire|Kingsbury]] and [[Baxterley]] Group of Churches.<ref>[http://www.kingbaxgroup.org.uk/ Kingsbury and Baxterley Group of Parish Churches Website]</ref> Hurley is in the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Parish]] of St [[John the Baptist]], of which the main [[collegiate church]] is St John's [[Presbyterian polity|Presbytery]] in [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]].

==Economy==
Hurley has a small store and [[Post Office]] on Brick Kiln Lane. There is an Indian takeaway on Knowle Hill. The village also has a public house called the Holly Bush Inn. The headquarters of the construction and maintenance firm Promanex Group are just outside Hurley.<ref>[http://www.promanex.com/English/Construction_~_Maintenance/Home.aspx?id=714 Promanex Group] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183013/http://www.promanex.com/English/Construction_~_Maintenance/Home.aspx?id=714 |date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> Most residents commute to work in [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]], [[Atherstone]], [[Nuneaton]], [[Birmingham]] and [[Coventry]],<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6163440&c=CV9+2RS&d=14&e=16&g=493223&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1282388041254&enc=1&dsFamilyId=121 Distance Travelled to Work]</ref> with manufacturing being the most common type of employment, followed by wholesale and retail.

==Demographics==
Over 99.5% of people (3,550) described themselves as White British with 92 people from other ethnic groups. The village has an almost 50:50 split of males and females, with a ratio of 1,822 to 1,820 respectively.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6163440&c=CV9+2RS&d=14&e=16&g=493223&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1282492704802&enc=1 2001 census statistics]</ref>

According to the [[United Kingdom 2001 census|2001 Census]] the ward of Hurley and [[Wood End, Kingsbury, Warwickshire|Wood End]] is 80% [[Christian]], 19% Non-Religious and 1% Other.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6163440&c=CV9+2RS&d=14&e=16&g=493223&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1282388041285&enc=1&dsFamilyId=95 Neighbourhood Statistics]</ref>

==Governance==
The village was part of the [[Tamworth Rural District]] from its creation in 1894, until 1965 when it became part of the [[Atherstone Rural District]]. In 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] Hurley became part of the newly formed district of [[North Warwickshire]]. Inside North Warwickshire it is part of the [[Hurley and Wood End Ward]], and because of the mining connection the village often elects [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[councillor]]s. Hurley is part of the [[North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Warwickshire]] [[parliamentary constituency]] and the current [[Member of parliament|MP]] is [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Craig Tracey]].

==Crime==
In 2009 there was an average of 3.6 crimes per 1,000 people for the [[electoral ward|ward]] of Hurley and [[Wood End, Kingsbury, Warwickshire|Wood End]], and during the same period there were 5 crimes per head for the [[borough]] of [[North Warwickshire]]. In 2010 the figure was down to 3 crimes per head. The most common type of crime is anti-social behaviour.<ref>[http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/north-warwickshire-district-1/west/wards/HurleyWoodEndWard Crime Statistics For Hurley And Wood End] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721024119/http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/north-warwickshire-district-1/west/wards/HurleyWoodEndWard |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Education==
There is a small [[primary school]], Hurley Primary School, for children up to the age of 11.<ref>[http://ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/125515/(type)/4096/(typename)/Primary%20schools Ofsted]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/warwickshire/hurley-primary-school/16180339/0/196827.html |title=Schools.com |access-date=25 March 2009 |archive-date=25 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425194846/http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/warwickshire/hurley-primary-school/16180339/0/196827.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Public services==
Water and sewage services are provided by [[Severn Trent Water]]. The nearest police and [[fire station]]s are in [[Atherstone]].<ref>[http://www.warwickshire.police.uk/contactingthepolice/policestations Warwickshire Police Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101091159/http://www.warwickshire.police.uk/contactingthepolice/policestations |date=1 January 2011 }}</ref> Unlike [[Kingsbury, Warwickshire|Kingsbury]], Hurley uses a [[CV postcode area|Coventry (CV)]] [[postcode]] rather than a [[B postcode area|Birmingham (B)]] postcode. The postal town is Atherstone. The village lies in the [[North Warwickshire]] [[National Health Service|NHS]] trust area. The village has a small [[General practitioner|GP]]'s office on Knowle Hill which is part of a larger practice in Kingsbury. The [[George Eliot Hospital]] at [[Nuneaton]] is the area's local [[hospital]]. It has an [[Emergency department|Accident and Emergency Department]]. Out of hours GP services are also based at [[George Eliot]]. There is also [[Good Hope Hospital]] in [[Sutton Coldfield]]. Local facilities include a [[village hall]], and a small [[playing field]] and [[play area]] on Brick [[Kiln]] Lane. The nearest leisure facilities are based in Kingsbury at the village's [[Kingsbury School, Warwickshire|Kingsbury school]]. A little further afield is the [[Snowdome]] in [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]].

==Transport==
Hurley lies close to the [[M42 motorway|M42]] at junction 10. The village has seven bus stops and is served by routes 766, 767, 115, 118 and 119, linking it to [[Atherstone]], [[Kingsbury, Warwickshire|Kingsbury]] and [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]]. There is a market day bus to Atherstone on Tuesdays. The nearest [[railway station]] is {{rws|Wilnecote}}. The nearest [[airport]] is [[Birmingham Airport, England|Birmingham]].

==Media==
The local [[newspaper]] covering the area is the ''[[Tamworth Herald]]'', which has a separate edition for [[North Warwickshire]]. Local radio includes [[BBC CWR]], [[Hits Radio Coventry & Warwickshire]] and [[Capital Mid-Counties]]. The village is covered by the [[Central Independent Television|Central ITV]] and [[BBC West Midlands]] TV regions broadcast from the nearby [[Sutton Coldfield transmitting station]].

==See also==
* [[Coventry Colliery]]
* [[Daw Mill]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://kingsburyparishcouncil.co.uk/Hurley.htm Kingsbury Parish Council]

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