Wolston

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Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. The village is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Coventry. The 2001 census recorded a population of 2,357 in Wolston, although the village is still growing.

The River Avon flows through the village. Near the river is the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle (Brandon Castle). One of the most notable features in the village is a railway viaduct which dates from the 1830s, and was part of the original London and Birmingham Railway, the viaduct separates Wolston from the village of Brandon.

The village contains a primary school, library, and a small selection of shops and pubs, and is close to the A45 road and the Foss Way. Wolston once had a railway station on the Rugby-Coventry line, but this was closed. although one of the platforms can still be seen. Periodic calls are made to re-open the station.

Wolston also has a wood (or forest). The main area has been converted into a dirt track (for the BMX-ers). Further down in the woods, there is a picturesque area with a river and an incline (known to locals as the full-drop). There are ruins of a coal mine further along down the area.