Bramcote, Warwickshire

Bramcote
Bramcote
 Bramcote shown within Warwickshire
Population (2001)
OS grid referenceSP403886
Civil parishWolvey
DistrictNuneaton and Bedworth
Shire countyWarwickshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NUNEATON
Postcode district CV11
Dialling code 01455
Police Warwickshire
Fire Warwickshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
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Coordinates: 52°28′36″N 1°24′35″W / 52.4766°N 1.4098°W / 52.4766; -1.4098

Bramcote is a village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire in England. It is located just south of the B4114 road and adjacent to the M69 motorway. The population in 2001 was 321, which included the hamlet of Bramcote Mains a quarter of a mile to the south, and 214 armed services personnel at the nearby Gamecock Barracks (formerly RAF Bramcote).[1] Bramcote Waters Golf Course lies to the east[2] and Bramcote NHS Hospital to the north.[3] Population details for the 2011 Census can be found under Wolvey.

References

  1. Warwickshire 2001 census Warwickshire County Council
  2. Bramcote Waters Golf Course Warwickshire County Council Tourist Attractions
  3. Bramcote Hospital www.nhs.uk

Prior to Bramcote being an Army barracks, it was Royal Naval Air Station Bramcote.H.M.S.Gamecock.During the war it was an R.A.F.station.

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