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Withybrook
Location within Warwickshire
Population255 (2021)
OS grid reference SP434841
Civil parish
  • Withybrook
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town COVENTRY
Postcode district CV7
Dialling code 01455
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Fire Warwickshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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Warwickshire
52°27′11″N1°21′46″W / 52.45314°N 1.36279°W / 52.45314; -1.36279 Coordinates: 52°27′11″N1°21′46″W / 52.45314°N 1.36279°W / 52.45314; -1.36279

Withybrook is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Its population was 255 at the 2021 census, increased slightly from 242 at the 2011 census. [1]

The village is located in a valley of a small brook, which is a tributary of the River Sowe. It sits just west of the old Fosse Way, about halfway between Nuneaton and Rugby on the B4112 road, and about 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Coventry. [2] Administratively it forms part of the borough of Rugby.

The grade II* listed, village church of All Saints, dates from the 14th century. [3] It was extensively restored in 1995. There is a pub in the village called The Pheasant. [4] The village hall has a varied programme of social events throughout the year. [5]

About one mile west of the village, is the deserted medieval village of Hopsford. [6] [4]

The village came to the attention of the national news in August 2005, when a local farmer Michael Boffey was killed by car thieves who were trying to steal his Land Rover. Two men from Leicester were later convicted of his manslaughter. [7]

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  2. "Parishes: Withybrook". British History Online. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. "Church of All Saints A Grade II* Listed Building in Withybrook, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 Allen, Geoff (2000). Warwickshire Towns & Villages. Page 155. ISBN   1-85058-642-X
  5. "Withybrook Village Hall". Withybrook Village. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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