1) 200 million years ago Harbury was at the bottom of a shallow ocean. The wierd and wonderful Jurassic creatures from that time are preserved in the large numbers of fossils in the limestone beneath our feet. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=297
2) One of Princess Diana's ancestors, Henry de Ferrers, owned Harbury. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=271
3) The arms depot in Kineton contains enough explosives to remove the area from the map. As the largest arms dump in Europe it houses a high percentage of the 1.5 million tons of high explosives stored by the British military. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56
4) Harbury singing duo Danansooz recorded an album "At Last". viewtopic.php?f=16&t=126
5) 1,000 years ago a saint was born locally. Saint Wulfstan is now the patron saint of vegetarians. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=93
6) Harbury teenager, Jordan King, is a karting ace, following in the footsteps of Lewis Hamilton. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=98
7) A very well known poet from the mid 1700s, Richard Jago, was vicar of Harbury, living here for 8 years. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=276
8) Harbury man Philip Bushill-Matthews is leader of the Conservatives in the European parliament. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=202
9) The legends of Robin Hood may well be based on Robert Fitz Odo, who was living in Harbury in 1203. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=204
10) A Roman town of 27 ha size lies buried under the fields just outside Harbury. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=81
11) Harbury was known as Hungry Harbury for over 100 years because it was so poor. Residents of nearby villages sent charitable donations of food to keep the residents here fed in the winter. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=274
12) In the late 1700s/early 1800s Harbury church tower was leaning over so they built the large buttresses you see today to try and keep it up. This didn't work so they removed the stone top of the tower, planning to replace it with a stone steeple. You can still see the plan today in the bell ringing room at the church. However due to shortage of funds in 1811-1815 they built a short brick top to the tower which was stepped in to keep it small. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=262
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