Berkswell | |
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The approach to St John the Baptist parish church | |
Location within the West Midlands | |
Population | 3,139 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SP246790 |
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Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Coventry |
Postcode district | CV7 |
Police | West Midlands |
Fire | West Midlands |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
Berkswell (/ˈbɜːrkswəl/ BURK-swəl) is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England. Historically in Warwickshire, Berkswell is situated in the rural east of the borough, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the western city boundary of Coventry, at Eastern Green. It is situated about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Coventry city centre, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east of central Solihull, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Meriden and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Balsall Common.
The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 2,843,[1] increasing to 3,139 at the 2011 Census.[2]