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Wolston

Village in Warwickshire, England

Summary

Village in Warwickshire, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
official_nameWolston
coordinates
population2,692
population_ref(2021)
shire_districtRugby
shire_countyWarwickshire
websitehttp://www.wolstonvillage.co.uk
regionWest Midlands
constituency_westminsterRugby
post_townCOVENTRY
postcode_districtCV8
postcode_areaCV
dial_code024
os_grid_referenceSP422748
static_image_nameMain Street, Wolston.jpg
static_image_captionMain Street, Wolston

Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. The village is located approximately midway between Rugby and Coventry, with a population of 2,692 at the 2021 census. It is close to the A45 road and the Roman road the Fosse Way.

The River Avon flows through the village. Near the river are the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, Brandon Castle. A Benedictine priory, Wolston Priory, was sited to the east of the village and its earthwork remains are now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The village has two churches: the parish church of St Margaret's and Wolston Baptist Church.

Wolston was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Vivricetone" and "Vivestone". The ancient parish of Wolston was large, and included Wolston itself, plus the nearby villages of Brandon and Bretford to the north, and Stretton-on-Dunsmore and Princethorpe to the south. The latter two became a separate parish in 1696, whilst Brandon and Bretford became a separate civil parish in 1866.

Wolston once had a railway station, Brandon and Wolston railway station on the Rugby-Coventry line, but this was closed in 1960. One of the most notable features in the village is the railway viaduct crossing the Avon, which dates from the 1830s and was part of the original London and Birmingham Railway. The viaduct separates Wolston from the smaller village of Brandon. The two shared a football team "Brandon & Wolston Football Club". They no longer have a senior men's team but they still run a junior club.

The village contains a primary school (Wolston St Margarets Primary C of E School). St Margaret's Primary was originally in School Street, but that building is now used as offices. Until 1991, there was also a secondary school, known as Wolston High School, its site was sold off for housing and a community centre. Wolston has a small library, two pubs (The Rose & Crown & The Half Moon), a convenience store, a pharmacy and a local doctors surgery.

In geology, the village gives its name to the Wolstonian Stage, a British regional subdivision of the Pleistocene Epoch.

Notable people

  • William Rose (1842–1917), cricketer

References

References

  1. "WOLSTON Parish in West Midlands". City Population.
  2. "Brandon Castle". Our Warwickshire.
  3. "Welcome - St Margaret's Wolston".
  4. "About Wolston". Wolston Village Community Website.
  5. (1951). "Parishes: Wolston". British History Online.
  6. "Brandon and Bretford Hmlt/CP". Vision of Britain.
  7. "BRANDON AND WOLSTON STATION". Our Warwickshire.
  8. "AVON VIADUCT". Our Warwickshire.
  9. Brandon, Bretford & Wolston History Group: ''A History of Brandon & Wolston Football Club'', page 1, Brandon, Bretford & Wolston History Group
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