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Tanworth-in-Arden is a quiet, upland village in the Warwickshire countryside, situated about four miles south of Solihull and a short distance from the border of Worcestershire. It is centered around a broad village green and the 14th-century church of St Mary Magdalene, whose spire is a prominent landmark across the rolling hills of the former Forest of Arden. While the village feels deeply rural, it is practically located for those needing to reach Birmingham or Stratford-upon-Avon, with the nearby Danzey railway station providing a direct link on the Shakespeare Line. Local life tends to revolve around the village hall, the primary school, and a couple of long-standing pubs, while the many public footpaths - including the Millennium Way - connect the village to the surrounding farmland and the nearby Umberslade Estate. Historically, the area is perhaps best known as the childhood home and final resting place of the musician Nick Drake, whose presence brings a steady stream of quiet visitors to the churchyard each year.