Frankton
Built-up area in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.329, -1.376 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 42 70 |
| Population: | 351 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Frankton is a small, mainly rural settlement on the edge of the borough of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. It retains a village feel with period cottages, farmland and quiet lanes that hint at its agricultural past, and a handful of historic buildings that reflect the area's long-standing local community.
The village benefits from being close to the larger town of Rugby, so residents draw on local shops, schools and the mainline rail connections from Rugby station towards Birmingham and London. Economically it is largely residential with some small-scale farming and trades, and socially it revolves around community facilities and countryside pursuits that make it popular with commuters and those seeking a quieter rural lifestyle.
Postcode districts covering Frankton
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Leicester 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Coventry 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Northampton 22 miles35.4 km
- Solihull 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Sutton Coldfield 24.8 miles40 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Nuneaton 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Redditch 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Tamworth 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Rugby 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Banbury 18.5 miles29.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Bourton and Draycote Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Birdingbury Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Marton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Dunsmore Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stretton-on-Dunsmore Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Princethorpe Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Eathorpe Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Lawford Heath Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Thurlaston Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wappenbury Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Leamington Hastings Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Church Lawford Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Frankton
CV23 9NZ, CV23 9PL, CV23 9NY, CV23 9PB, CV23 9PA, CV23 9PJ, CV23 9FZ, CV23 9PH, CV23 9NX
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 17.9 miles28.8 km
- East Midlands Airport 34.7 miles55.9 km
- Rugby Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Leamington Spa Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
Hotels near Frankton Ad
- Draycote Hotel 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Victoria Park Lodge 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 8 miles12.9 km
- The Old Mill by Greene King Inns 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Citrus Hotel Coventry by Compass Hospitality 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Brandon Hall Hotel & Spa Warwickshire 4 4 miles6.4 km
Local points of interest
- Blackdown Manor Estate 6 miles9.6 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 8 miles12.8 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 8 miles12.9 km
- University of Warwick University 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Catesby Priory Historic site 8.7 miles13.9 km
- St Johns Museum 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Ashorne Hill Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km