Copston Magna
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| Population | 38 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SP4588 |
| Civil parish | Copston Magna |
| District | Rugby |
| Shire county | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HINCKLEY |
| Postcode district | LE10 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rugby |
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Coordinates: 52°29′30″N 1°20′04″W / 52.491788°N 1.334384°W
Copston Magna is a small village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. It is located around 9 miles (14 km) northwest of the town of Rugby, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Nuneaton, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the larger village of Wolvey. It is also located close to the ancient site of High Cross, on the border between Warwickshire and Leicestershire, where the Roman roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way cross each other. In the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 38. At the 2011 census population details were included with Wolvey
The most notable building in Copston Magna is St John's Church, which was built in 1849 by the sisters of Rudolph Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh, who opposed his conversion to Catholicism. It is a grade II* listed building.[1]
References
- ↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST JOHN List entry Number: 1185719". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- Warwickshire Towns & Villages, by Geoff Allen (2000) ISBN 978-1-85058-642-5
External links
Media related to Copston Magna at Wikimedia Commons
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