Brinklow
Built-up area in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.411, -1.364 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 43 79 |
| Population: | 1,101 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Brinklow is a village and civil parish in the borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, sitting beside the line of the old Roman road Watling Street and close to modern main roads that make it a quiet commuter settlement for nearby centres such as Coventry and Leamington Spa. The village retains a compact high street with a parish church, a couple of pubs, a village hall and local shops, while the surrounding farmland still shapes everyday life and occasional market gardening or small rural businesses.
A striking feature is the large Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork known locally as Brinklow Castle or “the Tump”, a scheduled monument that dominates the skyline and speaks to the village’s medieval origins. Socially the community is active with clubs, school activities and annual events that give Brinklow a strong village feel despite its easy road links to larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Brinklow
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Leicester 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Coventry 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Northampton 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Solihull 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Sutton Coldfield 22 miles35.4 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Nuneaton 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Tamworth 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Rugby 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Banbury 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Hinckley 8.8 miles14.1 km
Neighbouring places
- King's Newnham Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Stretton under Fosse Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Combe Fields Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Easenhall Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Revel and Binley Woods Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Brandon and Bretford Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wolston and the Lawfords Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Binley Woods Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wolston Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Little Lawford Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Pailton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Church Lawford Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Brinklow
CV23 0LP, CV23 0NL, CV23 0NY, CV23 0LX, CV23 0NR, CV23 0NE, CV23 0NX, CV23 0NP, CV23 0NU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.4 miles26.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
- Rugby Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Coventry Railway Station 6.4 miles10.2 km
Hotels near Brinklow Ad
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ansty Hall 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Holiday Inn Coventry M6, Jct.2 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Brandon Hall Hotel & Spa Warwickshire 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Coventry 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Citrus Hotel Coventry by Compass Hospitality 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Old Mill by Greene King Inns 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
Local points of interest
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 6 miles9.7 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 6.2 miles10 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- University of Warwick University 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 10.8 miles17.3 km
- St Johns Museum 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 13 miles20.9 km