Cosford
Parish in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.402, -1.268 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 49 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Cosford is a small, largely rural civil parish in the borough of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. The landscape is dominated by arable fields, hedgerows and scattered farmsteads rather than a single nucleated village, so it feels quiet and low-density compared with the nearby towns.
Historically agricultural, the parish shows its past in winding lanes and period farm buildings, while economically most residents look to nearby centres such as Rugby and Coventry for work and services. Local life tends to be close‑knit, with the surrounding countryside prized for walking, wildlife and the contrast it provides to the region’s more industrialised areas.
Postcode districts covering Cosford
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 16.8 miles27 km
- Coventry 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Northampton 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Solihull 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Nuneaton 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Tamworth 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Rugby 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Kettering 23.6 miles38 km
- Kettering Town 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Wellingborough 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Banbury 23.6 miles38 km
Neighbouring places
- Newbold and Brownsover Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Harborough Magna Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Coton and Boughton Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Churchover Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Clifton, Newton and Churchover Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Benn Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- New Bilton Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Little Lawford Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Newton and Biggin Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Rugby Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Long Lawford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Clifton upon Dunsmore Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Cosford
CV21 1HG, CV21 1QH, CV21 1PY, CV21 1TQ, CV21 1DS, CV21 1PX, CV21 1HS, CV21 1TN, CV21 1QN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.5 miles33 km
- East Midlands Airport 29.8 miles47.9 km
- Rugby Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bedworth Railway Station 9.9 miles16 km
Hotels near Cosford Ad
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Ansty Hall 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Draycote Hotel 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Best Western Plus Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club 4 6.2 miles10.1 km
Local points of interest
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 10 miles16.2 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Catesby Priory Historic site 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- University of Warwick University 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 14.8 miles23.9 km