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==External links== |
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*[http://www.wolstonafc.co.uk/ Wolston Athletic Football Club website] |
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*[http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/index.htm Railways of Warwickshire website] |
*[http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/index.htm Railways of Warwickshire website] |
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*[http://www.wolston-village.net/ Wolston Village website] |
*[http://www.wolston-village.net/ Wolston Village website] |
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*[http://www.freewebs.com/cyclerides/ Bike rides around Coventry] |
*[http://www.freewebs.com/cyclerides/ Bike rides around Coventry] |
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[[Category:Villages in Warwickshire]] |
[[Category:Villages in Warwickshire]] |
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Revision as of 17:56, 19 September 2007
| Wolston | |
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| Population | Expression error: "2,357 (2001)" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | SP422748 |
| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COVENTRY |
| Postcode district | CV8 |
| Dialling code | 024 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. The village is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Coventry.
The River Avon flows through the village. Near the river is 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 village of Brandon.
The village contains a primary school, library, and a small selection of shops and pubs, and is close to the A45 road and the Fosse Way. 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.
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.