Lighthorne Heath

Lighthorne Heath is located some six miles to the south east of Leamington Spa and is very close to the M40 motorway.The village was established in the 1950s, situated to the north of RAF Gaydon it housed the married airmen and officers (those unmarried lived in barracks).After just over thirty years of active service most of the smaller houses on the base were sold off to Stratford District Council between 1976 and 1981.[2] The runway and RAF buildings were taken over in 1978 by British Leyland, and became a proving ground for its cars.According to the 2011 Census Lighthorne Heath parish had a population of 898 living in 370 households.
WarwickshireOS grid referenceCivil parishDistrictStratford-on-AvonShire countyRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtDialling codePoliceAmbulanceUK ParliamentKenilworth and SouthamStratford-on-Avon DistrictLeamington SpaM40 motorwayRAF GaydonGaydonLighthorneStratford District CouncilMinistry of DefenceBritish LeylandLand RoverBritish Motor MuseumAston Martinparish councilParish2011 CensusOffice for National Statisticsprimary schoolbeneficeChestertonMoreton MorrellAshorneNewbold PaceyFresh ExpressionsWestminsterparliamentary constituencyHarburyStratford-on-Avon District Council