Berkswell

Berkswell
The approach to St John the Baptist parish church
Berkswell is located in West Midlands county
Berkswell
Berkswell
Location within the West Midlands
Population3,139 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP246790
Civil parish
  • Berkswell
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCoventry
Postcode districtCV7
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands
52°24′32″N 1°38′31″W / 52.409°N 1.642°W / 52.409; -1.642

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]

  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts : Solihull". Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2015.