Withybrook
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Withybrook is a rural village and civil parish
in the English
county of Warwickshire
. According to the 2001 census its population was 232.
The village is located in a valley just east of the old Fosse Way
, about halfway between Nuneaton
and Rugby
on the B4112 road. Administratively it forms part of the borough of Rugby
; before 1974 it was part of the now-defunct Rugby Rural District
. It achieved national prominence when, on 20 August 2005, a local farmer was murdered by car thieves.
The village church, All Saints' Church, dates from the medieval period. It was extensively restored in 1995.
An interesting feature of the village is the group of small grassy mounds located in a field belonging to a farmer behind the church. According to local legend, the remnants of a medieval settlement lie beneath these tumps. Nowadays, however, the steep sides of the small hills attract the local children for sledging in winter.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. According to the 2001 census its population was 232.
The village is located in a valley just east of the old Fosse Way
Fosse Way
The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter in South West England to Lincoln in Lincolnshire, via Ilchester , Bath , Cirencester and Leicester .It joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at Venonis south...
, about halfway between Nuneaton
Nuneaton
Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...
and Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
on the B4112 road. Administratively it forms part of the borough of Rugby
Rugby (borough)
Rugby is a local government district with borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England.The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town....
; before 1974 it was part of the now-defunct Rugby Rural District
Rugby Rural District
The Rugby Rural District was a former rural district in Warwickshire, England. The district covered the rural areas surrounding the town of Rugby, where the district council was based, but did not include Rugby itself which was administered separately....
. It achieved national prominence when, on 20 August 2005, a local farmer was murdered by car thieves.
The village church, All Saints' Church, dates from the medieval period. It was extensively restored in 1995.
An interesting feature of the village is the group of small grassy mounds located in a field belonging to a farmer behind the church. According to local legend, the remnants of a medieval settlement lie beneath these tumps. Nowadays, however, the steep sides of the small hills attract the local children for sledging in winter.