Bramcote, Warwickshire

Bramcote is a village in the Rugby district of Warwickshire in England.

Bramcote
Bramcote
Location within Warwickshire
Population321 (2001)
OS grid referenceSP403886
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNUNEATON
Postcode districtCV11
Dialling code01455
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands

It is located just south of the B4114 road and adjacent to the M69 motorway. The population in 2001 was 321, which included the hamlet of Bramcote Mains a quarter of a mile to the south, and 214 armed services personnel at the nearby Gamecock Barracks.[1] Population details for the 2011 Census can be found under Wolvey.

Bramcote Waters Golf Course lies to the east[2] and Bramcote NHS Hospital to the north.[3] Prior to the barracks at Bramcote being occupied by the Army, it was Royal Naval Air Station Bramcote H.M.S.Gamecock. During the war it was an R.A.F. station (RAF Bramcote).

References

  1. Warwickshire 2001 census Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Warwickshire County Council
  2. Bramcote Waters Golf Course Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Warwickshire County Council Tourist Attractions
  3. Bramcote Hospital www.nhs.uk
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