Bulkington
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There is also Bulkington, Wiltshire
Bulkington is a large village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. In 1991 it had a population of 8,067. It is located around 6 miles (10km) north-east of Coventry, and near the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Bulkington was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bochintone meaning 'town of the beach trees'. Weaving was historically the main industry in Bulkington, which was brought to the area by French Hugenots in the 17th century. Today Bulkington is largely a commuter village for the larger nearby towns.
The village has connections with the locally born author George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) who knew the villlage well. She referred to it as Raveloe in her book Silas Marner (1861). The village church of St James's is where George Elliot's uncle and aunt are buried.
The village has been declared a conservation area and no major housing or industrial development is permitted.
References
- Warwickshire Towns & Villages, by Geoff Allen, 2000 ISBN 185058642x