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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England}} ...l parish]] in the [[Stratford-on-Avon (district)|Stratford district]] of [[Warwickshire]], [[England]], between [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]] and [[Alcester]]. ...

...(possibly<!--<ref>Monaghan, P. ''The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore'', p.&nbsp;13. Facts on File (New York), 2002.</ref>-->) an unrelated [[Cel *Alauna, the Roman settlement at [[Alcester]] in Warwickshire ...

|shire_county= [[Warwickshire]] ...ugby borough]] of [[Warwickshire]], England, located just west of [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], around {{convert|1.75|mi|km|}} west of Rugby town centre. In the 2 ...

{{Short description|Motif in English folklore}} The '''Dun Cow''' is a common [[Motif (folkloristics)|motif]] in [[English folklore]]. "Dun" is a dull shade of brownish grey. ...

Sally Jones was born in [[Coventry]], Warwickshire, and educated at [[King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham|King Ed ...and netball (Birmingham Schools and Midlands First teams), captaining the Warwickshire senior tennis team for ten years, leading them to the County Championship i ...

[[Historic counties of England|Historically]] in [[Warwickshire]], Berkswell is situated in the rural east of the borough, approximately {{ ...five leg holes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ash |first=Russell |date=1973 |title=Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain |publisher=Reader's Digest Association Limite ...

==Folklore== ...using a sieve until it was drained dry, as a result of which it fled to [[Warwickshire]] where it became the [[Dun cow]]. As a punishment, the witch was turned in ...

| club3 = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] ...nd 1983, before finishing his career at [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] in 1985. As a Test bowler for England he took 143 wickets, and scored use ...

...ober 2023}}</ref> lying close to the borders with [[Worcestershire]] and [[Warwickshire]], {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of [[Chipping Campden]], {{convert|8|mi|km}} e ...ormed the hill.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ash |first=Russell |date=1973 |title=Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain |publisher=Reader's Digest Association Limite ...

...ert needed|1=Agriculture|date=November 2013|reason= Article contains breed folklore, pers-comm refs etc..}} ...g.uk/Pages/Category/cattle-watchlist?Take=8 Cattle watchlist]. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed June 2023.</ref> ...

...Next they extended to [[Hinckley]] and [[Longford, Coventry|Longford]] in Warwickshire.<ref>Goadby, John Jackson, 'Lessons for General Baptists of the Present Day ...ough which Goodman would wade with bare legs.<ref>Palmer, Roy (1985) ''The Folklore of Leicestershire and Rutland''. Wymondham, Leicestershire: Sycamore Press; ...

.... Hockley Heath is in the [[Arden, Warwickshire|Arden]] area and borders [[Warwickshire]] and the [[Stratford-on-Avon District|District of Stratford-on-Avon]] to t ...the hamlet of [[Cheswick Green|Illshaw Heath]], within the larger [[Arden, Warwickshire|Forest of Arden]]. ...

| county = Warwickshire |location=West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire.}} ...

...ural villages between the towns of [[Northampton]], [[Daventry]], [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]] and [[Market Harborough]]. There is a [[Guilsborough School|seconda ==Folklore== ...

...Elfland]] where time is different, reflecting the traditions of [[European folklore]]; and a land of light striving [[biblically]] with the darkness of evil. ...ise conflicting ideas regarding time-distortion in Elfland from [[European folklore]], such as is exemplified in the medieval ''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]'', who wa ...

...ts effects. In times when English wines were more used, every housewife in Warwickshire could produce her clear cowslip wine…the cowslip is still sold in many mark ==Myth and folklore== ...

...le of play. Although the story has become firmly entrenched in the sport's folklore, it is not supported by first-hand evidence, and is discounted by most rugb ...s, died aged three and the second son named Thomas was of [[Dunchurch]], [[Warwickshire]], and he became a surgeon.<ref name="England 1866, pg 175">Notices of the ...

...King's Men and the Whispering Knights in Oxfordshire and the King Stone in Warwickshire, are distinct in their design and purpose. They were built at different per ...tswold Hills]], just as the scarp forms a ridge between the [[River Stour, Warwickshire|Stour valley]] to the north and the Swere valley to the south. Geologically ...

...reaching and 'presiding' at youth events. The market town of [[Alcester]], Warwickshire, has St Nicholas night complete with the Boy Bishop on 6 December each year .... (1998). «La antigua fiesta infantil del Obispillo en Burgos». Revista de Folklore (Fundación Joaquín Díaz. Caja España) 18b (212): pp. 58-62.</ref> [[Palenc ...

...] region of England (particularly the counties of [[Worcestershire]] and [[Warwickshire]]). It was also related to the verb ''to larrack'' in the Yorkshire dialec ...erial Force) was often portrayed as harmless larrikinism that continued in folklore and anecdote.<ref name="Stanley">{{cite book | title = Bad Characters: Sex, ...