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Village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England
the village in England

Sambourne, formerly spelled Sambourn, is a village and civil parish 1.5 mile (2 km) north west of Coughton, 4.5 mile (7 km) south of Redditch, 12 mile (19 km) north west of Stratford upon Avon and 20 mile (32 km) west of Warwick in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is situated on sloping ground rising westwards to about 500 feet near the ancient Ridge Way, and forms part of the county boundary with Worcestershire. The village itself is centred round a small triangular green at the junction of four roads and contains several timber framed buildings of 17th century date. By a designation of 22 July 1991 much of the central area became a conservation area.

The earliest reference to Sambourne is of 714 when it is recorded as being given by Egwin Bishop of Worcester to the monastery at Evesham Abbey upon its foundation. William Dugdale quotes the conventional date for the Abbey's foundation. This holding is confirmed by the Domesday Book which records, Land of Evesham Church, "The church itself holds in Sambourne 3 hides. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 1;2 slaves; 2 villagers and 4 smallholders with 3 ploughs. Woodland 1 league long and ½ league wide. The value was 20s now 30s." The medieval history of the village is bound up with that of the Royal Forest of Feckenham, where the abbots of Evesham at one time enclosed a considerable amount of the King's hunting forest without permission. The whole village was taken into Feckenham Forest by King John, but the lord of the manor, the Abbot of Evesham, and his tenants assarted and inclosed a considerable area of the forest from time to time, with or without leave. The abbey claimed royal charters making it quit of waste, regardless of the view of foresters, verderers or the king's servants. In 1280, however, the abbot had to pay 50 marks to recover his wood of Sambourne which had been seized due to the disputes between his bailiffs and the Crown. The area is now largely agricultural with many residents commuting to nearby cities for employment.

Sambourne is part of Stratford on Avon District Council and represented by Councillor Neil Edden (Liberal Democrats). Nationally it is part of Stratford on Avon, parliamentary constituency whose current MP is Nadhim Zahawi of the Conservative Party. Prior to Brexit in 2020 it was part of the West Midlands electoral region of the European Parliament.

The village has a small Chapel of Ease built in 1892 of brick and red tiles with a small tower and a bow fronted apse containing three lancet windows.

The nearest railway station is now since station closed in 1952 and the line in 1962 following the Beeching report. Sambourne is 2 miles from the A435, the Roman road Ryknild Street with links into the major routes of A46 and the M42. The 512 bus stops in the village by previous telephone request on Mondays connecting to Stratford upon Avon and Redditch.