Monks Kirby
Parish in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.454, -1.3 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 47 84 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Monks Kirby is a compact village and civil parish in the borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, lying amid rolling farmland close to the border with Leicestershire and within easy reach of towns such as Lutterworth and Rugby. Its setting on quiet country lanes gives a strong rural character, with traditional stone and timber-framed houses clustered around a village green and lanes that feel typically Warwickshire.
Historically the village owes its name to medieval monastic ownership and retains a notable parish church and a number of historic buildings reflecting that past. Today the local economy remains largely agricultural, supplemented by commuters to nearby towns; socially it has an active village life centred on a village hall, occasional fetes and conservation-minded residents who prize the settlement’s tranquillity and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Monks Kirby
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 24.2 miles39 km
- Leicester 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Coventry 9 miles14.5 km
- Northampton 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Solihull 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Sutton Coldfield 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Nuneaton 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Tamworth 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Rugby 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Loughborough 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Hinckley 6.6 miles10.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Monks Kirby Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Willey Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Pailton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Wibtoft Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Withybrook Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Claybrooke Parva Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Revel and Binley Woods Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Stretton under Fosse Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Copston Magna Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bitteswell with Bittesby Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ullesthorpe Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Claybrooke Magna Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Monks Kirby
CV23 0RT, CV23 0RJ, CV23 0PH, CV23 0SA, CV23 0QW, CV23 0PJ, CV23 0RY, CV23 0QP, CV23 0QL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 18.9 miles30.4 km
- East Midlands Airport 26.1 miles42 km
- Rugby Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
- Hinckley Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
Hotels near Monks Kirby Ad
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Ansty Hall 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Best Western Plus Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Hinckley Island 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Holiday Inn Coventry M6, Jct.2 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton Nuneaton 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Monks Kirby
- The Revel C of E (Aided) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Liberty Way Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 9.3 miles15 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 10.8 miles17.5 km
- University of Warwick University 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles21.2 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km