Wolston
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Wolston | |
Wolston shown within Warwickshire |
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Population | 2,357 (2001) |
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OS grid reference | |
District | Rugby |
Shire county | Warwickshire |
Region | West Midlands |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COVENTRY |
Postcode district | CV8 |
Dialling code | 024 |
Police | Warwickshire |
Fire | Warwickshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
European Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | Rugby and Kenilworth |
List of places: UK • England • Warwickshire |
Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. The village is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Coventry, and has a population of about 2,300.
The River Avon flows through the village. Near the river are 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 smaller village of Brandon.
The village contains a primary school (Wolston St Margarets Primary C of E School), library, and a small selection of shops and pubs, and is close to the A45 road and the Fosse Way. Wolston used to have a secondary school but it was knocked down and replaced with a community centre. There was also another school which was knocked down. 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 as the combined population of Wolston and Brandon is almost 3,000.
Wolston also has a wood (or forest). The main area has been converted into a dirt track for BMX riding. 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.