Wolston
Parish in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.369, -1.38 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 42 74 |
| Population: | 2,564 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Wolston is a long-established village and civil parish in the borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, sitting in the Avon valley between Rugby and Coventry. It has medieval roots centred on its parish church and a compact historic core of stone and brick cottages, with surrounding farmland and riverside meadows that give the area a distinctly rural character despite its proximity to larger towns.
Today Wolston is largely a residential and commuter community with local shops, a village hall, primary facilities and an active parish council, while walkers and cyclists make use of the nearby countryside and riverside paths. Its mix of historic buildings, community events and handy road links to the wider West Midlands make it a quietly attractive place to live for those working in the region.
Postcode districts covering Wolston
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 22 miles35.3 km
- Leicester 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Coventry 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Northampton 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Solihull 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Sutton Coldfield 23 miles37 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Nuneaton 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Redditch 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Tamworth 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Rugby 6.2 miles10 km
- Banbury 21.2 miles34.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Wolston and the Lawfords Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Wolston Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stretton-on-Dunsmore Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Brandon and Bretford Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Church Lawford Parish 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Dunsmore Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Lawford Heath Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Binley Woods Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- King's Newnham Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Ryton-on-Dunsmore Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Princethorpe Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Frankton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Wolston
CV8 3JU, CV8 3FQ, CV8 3PB, CV8 3HG, CV8 3PA, CV8 3HL, CV8 3LN, CV8 3GS, CV8 3PF … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.6 miles26.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 32 miles51.5 km
- Rugby Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Coventry Railway Station 6.1 miles9.7 km
Hotels near Wolston Ad
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Brandon Hall Hotel & Spa Warwickshire 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Draycote Hotel 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Ansty Hall 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Citrus Hotel Coventry by Compass Hospitality 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Old Mill by Greene King Inns 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
Schools in Wolston
- Wolston St Margaret's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 6.2 miles10 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles11 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- University of Warwick University 7.7 miles12.4 km
- St Johns Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Catesby Priory Historic site 11 miles17.7 km