Ansty, Warwickshire: canal-side history near Coventry

Ansty is a village and civil parish in Rugby borough, Warwickshire, about 5 miles north-east of Coventry. Its early history reaches back at least to the Anglo-Saxon period, and later the village grew beside the Oxford Canal, completed here in the 18th century. In more recent times Ansty became associated with engineering and aviation industry through Armstrong Siddeley and later Rolls-Royce.
Population: 324 inhabitants (2011 census).
Distance: about 5 miles north-east of Coventry.
Traditions and culture: the village combines parish life, canal heritage and a long industrial memory on Coventry's rural edge.
Highlights: St James' Church, the Oxford Canal corridor, Ansty Hall landscape, and the village's historic setting between Coventry and Rugby.