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 miles
- Leicester 20.9 miles
- Coventry 5.8 miles
- Northampton 23.1 miles
- Solihull 18.3 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 23 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 8.3 miles
- Nuneaton 11.6 miles
- Redditch 23.7 miles
- Tamworth 21.6 miles
- Rugby 6.2 miles
- Banbury 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wolston and the Lawfords Ward 0.7 miles
- Wolston Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Stretton-on-Dunsmore Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Brandon and Bretford Parish 1.6 miles
- Church Lawford Parish 1.6 miles
- Dunsmore Ward 2 miles
- Lawford Heath Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Binley Woods Built-up area 2.3 miles
- King's Newnham Parish 2.5 miles
- Ryton-on-Dunsmore Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Princethorpe Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Frankton Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Wolston
CV8 3HH, CV8 3JS, CV8 3HJ, CV8 3LN, CV8 3HY, CV8 3JW, CV8 3HF, CV8 3LJ, CV8 3JU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.6 miles
- East Midlands Airport 32 miles
- Rugby Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Coventry Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Wolston Ad
- Coombe Abbey Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 4 miles
- Hotel Indigo Coventry 4 6.1 miles
- Telegraph Hotel - Coventry 4 6.3 miles
- Ansty Hall 4 5.7 miles
- Brandon Hall Hotel & Spa Warwickshire 4 1.5 miles
- The Old Mill by Greene King Inns 3 5.1 miles
- Draycote Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Coventry M6, Jct.2 4 5 miles
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.4 miles
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 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 6.2 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 6.2 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 6.2 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7.4 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 7.4 miles
- University of Warwick University 7.7 miles
- St Johns Museum 10.3 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 10.8 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 10.9 miles
- Catesby Priory Historic site 11 miles