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ATTLEBOROUGH is an ecclesiastical parish, formed Oct. 13, 1842, -within the borough, parish and adjoining-the town of Nuneaton on the south, in the rural deanery of Atherstone and archdeaconry and diocese of Coventry. Nuneaton (1 mile) and Chilvers Coton (a quarter of a- mile) stations are both on the North Western section of the London, Midland and Scottish railway. The river Anker flows on the north and cast and the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal on the south. There was a chapel here at an early period, for which 100s. was allowed for the maintenance of a priest; but at the dissolution of the monastery of Nuneaton, to which it belonged, it was transferred, with that property, to Sir Marmaduke Constable knt. of Nuneaton. The present church of the Holy Trinity, consecrated in August, 1842, is an edifice of brick and stone in the-Early English style, consisting of apsidal chancel, nave and n small tower with spire at the south-west angle, containing a clock and 3 bells: the stone pulpit is a memorial to the Rev. John Thomas M.A. 24 years vicar of the parish, d. 1884: the church has been repaved and reseated : a new chancel and choir stalls were added in 1935 and also, as a memorial to the Rev. L. Roger-; M.C., M.A. new clergy stalls: there are 514 sittings. The register dates from the year 1842. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £428, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Nuneaton, and held since 1934 by the Rev. Robert Jones L.Th. of Durham University. There is a Baptist chapel, built in 1930 with 350 sittings, a smaller chapel with 150 sittings, and a Particular Baptist chapel with 200 sittings. The Cemetery, situated on the Lutterworth road, is two acres in" extent, and was the gift of Ebenezer Brown esq. of The Grove, Attleborough. There is a recreation ground here. Clay for brick making is abundant, and besides this industry, the inhabitants are engaged in silk and ribbon weaving, and in the manufacture of elastic webbing and plush, as well as in agriculture. The soil is mostly clay ; subsoil, clay. The chief crops-are wheat, oats and peas. The population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1931 was 6,145.
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