Berkswell

Berkswell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England. Historically in Warwickshire, Berkswell is in the east of the borough, on the boundary with Coventry, and is about 7mi west of Coventry city centre. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 2, 843, increasing to 3, 139 at the 2011 Census. History and places of interestThe parish includes a number of hamlets as well as Berkswell village. Berkswell railway station serves the village, but is actually closer to Balsall Common than to Berkswell village. The Church of England parish church of St. John Baptist is a late-12th century Norman building, notable for its two-part crypt. The eastern part is a rectangular space of two bays under the chancel. The western part is an unusual octagonal space under the eastern part of the nave. Later features of the church include the Perpendicular Gothic windows of the north aisle and the two-storied wooden porch.

Berkswell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England. Historically in Warwickshire, Berkswell is in the east of the borough, on the boundary with Coventry, and is about 7mi west of Coventry city centre. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 2, 843, increasing to 3, 139 at the 2011 Census. History and places of interestThe parish includes a number of hamlets as well as Berkswell village. Berkswell railway station serves the village, but is actually closer to Balsall Common than to Berkswell village. The Church of England parish church of St. John Baptist is a late-12th century Norman building, notable for its two-part crypt. The eastern part is a rectangular space of two bays under the chancel. The western part is an unusual octagonal space under the eastern part of the nave. Later features of the church include the Perpendicular Gothic windows of the north aisle and the two-storied wooden porch.