Withybrook
| Withybrook | |
 Withybrook on the B4112 road |
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| Population | 242 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SP434841 |
| Civil parish | Withybrook |
| District | Rugby |
| Shire county | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COVENTRY |
| Postcode district | CV7 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Nuneaton |
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Coordinates: 52°27′11″N 1°21′46″W / 52.45314°N 1.36279°W
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]
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
- ↑ ONS Neighbourhood Statistics
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ BBC report
External links
- Some details of the church
Media related to Withybrook at Wikimedia Commons
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