There are records of Maypoles at a number of places in Warwickshire at places where a pole no longer stands.
The most notable Maypole is at Warton, near Polesworth in the North of the county.
This village's main street is still called Maypole Rd and opposite to where the Maypole stood is Maypole House, now Maypole Stores.
There are photographs which show the pole while villagers celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee with a sheep roast. These photographs are held at the castle museum in Tamworth.
Just south of Warton on Grendon Common there is a Maypole Lane with a public house called, The Maypole. Also in the lane is a Maypole bakery. The public house sign shows romantically dressed young women dancing with ribbons around a pole which has spiral garlands wound around it. This is similar to those on the photographs of the Warton Pole.
Maypoles still stand all the year round at three places in Warwickshire. The newest pole is at Dunchurch just south of Rugby. A pole was raised in 1996, so there would be a permanent site for ribbon dancing. The pole is painted with red and white and blue spirals. It has a decorated top with hooks for the attachment of ribbons, while the base is a flange, which is firmly bolted to a concrete foundation.
A Maypole also stands at the large roundabout in the south of Birmingham which was part of the old county of Warwickshire. This part of the city is called Maypole and there are a number of local businesses which have Maypole names. The Pole now stands in front of the Maypole Public House.
Ribbon dancing takes place at all three of these poles. The Maypole and Dunchurch dancing takes place in early May and at Welford in June. If you wish to see the dancing make enquiries locally as the dates and times may vary from year to year.