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were sold off and people began to settle and build homes in the area, which was then known as Binley Common. In the early years, the village lacked modern amenities such as paved roads, street lighting, piped water or mains drainage; though these were gradually provided from the 1930s onwards, some
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The village adopted its current name of Binley Woods in 1961 after a vote by villagers. The name was chosen in order to avoid confusion with, and establish a separate identity from nearby
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Brandon Wood, just south of the village from which it takes its name, covers an area of 178 acres (72 ha): it is a designated
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One of Binley Woods' claims to fame is that it was used as one of the locations for the filming of the 1990s
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Binley Woods is a relatively modern village. Settlement began in the 1920s, when some of the estates of
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A village church was established in Binley Woods in 1987, which doubles as the village hall.
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of the side roads were not paved or lighted until the 1960s. During the 1940s, many people
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in the village in 2001, after selling their ground in Binley, Coventry.
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lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east, with the larger village of
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The village is 5 miles (8 km) east of central Coventry, on the
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The village boasts one public house, The Roseycombe. There is a
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a further one-half mile (0.8 km) to the south.
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Binley Woods is located in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
2021
OS grid reference
SP395775
Civil parish
District
Rugby
Shire county
Warwickshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
CV3
Dialling code
Police
Warwickshire
Fire
Warwickshire
Ambulance
West Midlands
UK Parliament
Rugby
UK
England

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