| Wolston | |
|---|---|
 Main Street, Wolston | |
  Wolston Location withinWarwickshire | |
| Population | 2,692 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SP422748 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COVENTRY |
| Postcode district | CV8 |
| Dialling code | 024 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.wolstonvillage.co.uk |
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Wolston is a village andcivil parish in theRugby borough ofWarwickshire, England. The village is located approximately midway betweenRugby andCoventry, with a population of 2,692 at the2021 census.[1] It is close to theA45 road and the Roman road theFosse Way.
TheRiver Avon flows through the village. Near the river are the remains of aNormanmotte-and-bailey castle,Brandon Castle.[2] 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[3] and Wolston Baptist Church.
The ancientparish of Wolston was large, and included Wolston itself, plus the nearby villages ofBrandon andBretford to the north, andStretton-on-Dunsmore andPrincethorpe to the south. The latter two became a separate parish in 1696,[4] whilstBrandon and Bretford became a separatecivil parish in 1866.[5]
Wolston once had a railway station,Brandon and Wolston railway station on the Rugby-Coventry line, but this was closed in 1960.[6] One of the most notable features in the village isthe railway viaduct crossing the Avon, which dates from the 1830s and was part of the originalLondon and Birmingham Railway. The viaduct separates Wolston from the smaller village ofBrandon.[7] The two shared a football team "Brandon & Wolston Football Club".[8] They no longer have a senior men's team but they still run a junior club.
The village contains aprimary school (WolstonSt Margarets Primary C of E School). St Margaret's Primary was originally in School Street, but that building is now used as offices. Wolston also used to have a secondary school called Wolston High School, but it was knocked down and replaced with 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.
Near to Wolston is the community-owned Brandon Wood.
In geology, the village gives its name to theWolstonian Stage, a British regional subdivision of thePleistoceneEpoch.
