Burton Hastings and Stretton Baskerville is a village in Warwickshire. It lies about four miles south-east of Nuneaton and is named after the Hastings family who held the manor until 1529. Burton Hastings is often used by commuters who work in nearby towns.
The Church of St Botolph lies at the centre of the village.
The current population of the village is around 250. There are 92 houses in the village, on five streets all of which branch off from Hinckley Road.
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—Richard Burton (1925–1984)
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—Max Hastings (b. 1945)