Binley Woods

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Binley Woods is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire in England, located just outside Coventry. The village has a population of 2,607 (2001 census).

Binley Woods is a fairly modern village, settlement began in the 1920s, when some of the estates of Coombe Abbey were sold off, and people began to settle in the area. During the 1940s many homeless people from bombed out Coventry lived in Binley, often living in shacks and caravans.

The village adopted its current name in the late 1950s, the name Binley Woods was chosen to avoid confusion with Binley a suburb of Coventry. A village church was established in Binley Woods in 1987.

As the name suggests Binley Woods is close to some woods, the 'Brandon Wood' next to the village is jointly managed by the Forestry Commission and a local group the "Friends of Brandon Wood".

Binley Woods's main claim to fame is that it was used as a location for the filming of the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.