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Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. The village is locasted roughly halfway between Rugby and Coventry. The 2001 census recorded a population of 2,357 in Wolston, although the village is still growing.
The River Avon flows through the village. Near the river is 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 village of Brandon.
The village contains a primary school and a small selection of shops and pubs, and is close to the A45 road. Wolston once had a 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.
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