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Ilmington is a village and civil parish about north-west of Shipston-on-Stour and south of Stratford-on-Avon〔 in the Cotswolds (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in Warwickshire, England. Ilmington is the highest village in Warwickshire and is at the foot of the Ilmington Downs, which is the highest point in Warwickshire. Residents are called "Ilmingtonians". ==History== In the 10th century the village's toponym was ''Ylmandunes'' in Old English. This evolved into Elmington because it had many elm trees. When Dutch Elm Disease came to England it killed the trees and now none remains in the village. The Elizabethan poet Sir Thomas Overbury was born at Compton Scorpion Manor, just south of the village. In 1934 the Royal Christmas Message broadcast by King George V of England was relayed worldwide from Ilmington Manor, home of the Flower family, and introduced by 65-year-old Walton Handy, a local shepherd, with carols from the church choir and bell ringing from the church. The early 18th-century Grade II * listed Foxcote House stands in the village. The house was the seat of the Canning family for many years, it is presently owned by the American lingerie billionaire Les Wexner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ilmington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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