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 miles
- Leicester 18.1 miles
- Coventry 5.8 miles
- Northampton 23.8 miles
- Solihull 18.7 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 22 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 10.9 miles
- Nuneaton 9.4 miles
- Tamworth 19.8 miles
- Rugby 5.9 miles
- Banbury 24.1 miles
- Hinckley 8.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- King's Newnham Parish 1.4 miles
- Stretton under Fosse Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Combe Fields Parish 1.6 miles
- Easenhall Parish 1.6 miles
- Revel and Binley Woods Ward 1.9 miles
- Brandon and Bretford Parish 2.3 miles
- Wolston and the Lawfords Ward 2.4 miles
- Binley Woods Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Wolston Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Little Lawford Parish 2.9 miles
- Pailton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Church Lawford Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Brinklow
CV23 0NN, CV23 0NW, CV23 0LJ, CV23 0LG, CV23 0LQ, CV23 0NY, CV23 0LH, CV23 0LP, CV23 0LU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.4 miles
- East Midlands Airport 29.1 miles
- Rugby Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Coventry Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Brinklow Ad
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 6.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Coventry M6 Jct 2 4 3.3 miles
- The Sparrow Hotel 1.7 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Coventry 4 3.4 miles
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 6.2 miles
- Ansty Hall 4 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Coventry 3 3 miles
- Coventry East (M6,Jct2) 3 3.2 miles
- Premier Inn Coventry East 3 3.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 6 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 6.1 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 6.2 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 6.2 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 8.3 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 8.4 miles
- University of Warwick University 8.6 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 8.7 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 9.7 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 10.8 miles
- St Johns Museum 12.7 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 13 miles