Brinklow
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  Map sources for Brinklow at grid reference SP434792
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Brinklow is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. It is located some half way between Rugby and Coventry, and has a population of 1,041 (2001 census).
Brinklow sits astride the former Roman Fosse Way and is most notable for the remains of a large Norman motte-and-bailey castle alongside the village, which is one of the largest and best preserved of its type in England. The castle is believed to be built upon the site of an ancient burial mound, although this has not been confirmed.
Brinklow is a picturesque village, and contains a 13th century church, a primary school, and several shops and pubs.
Its name came from Old English Brincehláw = "burial mound on the brink of a hill".
The Oxford Canal also runs alongside the village. The village was once served by an arm of the canal, but this is now disused.
[edit] Other Brinklows
The name "Brinklow" is used by other locations.
- In Milton Keynes, Brinklow is one of the districts that make up the civil parish of Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow
- Brinklow, Maryland is a rural district in the state of Maryland, north of Washington, D.C. and west of Baltimore, Maryland.
