Wolston

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Wolston
latitude= 52.37
longitude= -1.39
population = 2,357 (2001)
shire_district= Rugby
shire_county= Warwickshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Rugby and Kenilworth
post_town= COVENTRY
postcode_district = CV8
postcode_area= CV
dial_code= 024
os_grid_reference= SP422748

Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. The village is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Coventry, and has a population of about 2,300.

The River Avon flows through the village. Near the river are the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle (Brandon Castle). One of the most notable features in the village is a railway viaduct 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 village contains a primary school (Wolston St Margarets Primary C of E School), library, and a small selection of shops and pubs, and is close to the A45 road and the Fosse Way. Wolston used to have a secondary school but it was knocked down and replaced with a community centre. There was also another school which was knocked down. Wolston once had a [http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/brandonwolston.htm railway station] on the Rugby-Coventry line, but this was closed, although one of the platforms can still be seen. Periodic calls are made to re-open the station as the combined population of Wolston and Brandon is almost 3,000.

Wolston also has a wood (or forest). The main area has been converted into a dirt track for BMX riding. Further down in the woods, there is a picturesque area with a river and an incline (known to locals as the full-drop). There are ruins of a coal mine further along down the area.

ee also

*Wolstonian Stage

External links

* [http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/index.htm Railways of Warwickshire website]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/cyclerides/ Bike rides around Coventry]