Brandon and Bretford
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Brandon and Bretford is a civil parish
in the Rugby borough
of Warwickshire
, England
. As the name suggests it contains the two villages of Brandon
and Bretford
. Of the two, Brandon is the largest. The two villages are located within 1½ miles of each other, along the A428 road
. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 588.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Rugby borough
Rugby (borough)
Rugby is a local government district with borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England.The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town....
of Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. As the name suggests it contains the two villages of Brandon
Brandon, Warwickshire
Brandon is a small village in Warwickshire, England. Along with nearby Bretford, it forms part of a joint civil parish of Brandon and Bretford. Administratively it is part of the borough of Rugby...
and Bretford
Bretford
Bretford is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, England. It is part of the parish of Brandon and Bretford.Bretford lies at a junction between the A428 road and the old Fosse Way. The name of the village comes from the old ford crossing point over the River Avon which runs just south of the village...
. Of the two, Brandon is the largest. The two villages are located within 1½ miles of each other, along the A428 road
A428 road
The A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. It connects the cities of Coventry and Cambridge by way of the county towns of Northampton and Bedford.-Coventry - Northampton:...
. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 588.