Withybrook

Withybrook is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. According to the 2001 census its population was 232,[1] increasing to 242 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Withybrook

Withybrook on the B4112 road
Withybrook
Location within Warwickshire
Population242 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP434841
Civil parish
  • Withybrook
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOVENTRY
Postcode districtCV7
Dialling code01455
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The village is located in a valley just west of the old Fosse Way, about halfway between Nuneaton and Rugby on the B4112 road. Administratively it forms part of the borough of Rugby; before 1974 it was part of the now-defunct Rugby Rural District. It achieved national prominence when, on 20 August 2005, a local farmer was murdered by car thieves.[3]

The village church, All Saints' Church, dates from the medieval period. It was extensively restored in 1995.

Further reading

  • Allen, Geoff (2000). Warwickshire Towns & Villages. ISBN 1-85058-642-X

References


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