are Grade II listed. Today the area around the locks is a conservation area, which is semi-separate from the rest of Hillmorton. A small community is based alongside the locks, along with a small industrial area, which contains a number of mostly canal related businesses and workshops. Amenities A small shopping area is located on High Street in upper Hillmorton, which includes a number of shops and businesses, including a Co-Op supermarket, and a post office. Education Several schools for primary age children are located in the area including Hillmorton Primary School, Abbots Farm Junior School, English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, and Paddox Primary School. The main secondary school serving the area is Ashlawn School, which originally opened in 1958 as Dunsmore School. It lies on Ashlawn Road. Notable people Hillmorton is the ancestral home of a U.S. president, James Garfield, his ancestor, Edward Garfield (1583-1672), having emigrated to America from this village in around 1630. The botanist James Petiver (c. 1665–1718) was born in Hillmorton. During the Second World War, Hillmorton was home to a notorious character, Unity Mitford; socialite and close friend of Adolf Hitler, following her return to Britain following a suicide attempt. She stayed with a local vicar and his family under close supervision. According to local legend, her presence in the area was a reason why Rugby was not bombed substantially by the Germans during the war. The TV antiques expert David Barby had a business in Hillmorton and lived locally. Gallery References External links Hillmorton entry on Our Warwickshire Areas of Rugby, Warwickshire Former civil parishes in Warwickshire