Brandon, Warwickshire
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Brandon is a village in Warwickshire, England. Along with nearby Bretford, it forms part of a joint civil parish of Brandon and Bretford. The River Avon passes just to the east of Brandon.
Brandon is located upon the A428 road between Coventry and Rugby. Administratively it is part of the borough of Rugby.
Brandon is separated from the village of Wolston by a railway viaduct, but the two villages practically form a single entity. The railway viaduct dates from 1837 and was part of the original London and Birmingham Railway. One mile to the west of Brandon is Binley Woods and around one mile to the east is Bretford.
The village contains a number of old cottages and has a pub near the railway line. Just east of the village is Brandon stadium used for speedway racing and greyhound racing. The stadium is home to the National Championship winning speedway teams the Coventry Bees. West of the village is Brandon Marsh, opened in 1998 by Sir David Attenborough, a 228 acre nature reserve with a wide variety of wildlife, especially pondlife. The remains of Brandon Castle are found to the south of the village. The castle was built in the 12th Century by Geoffrey de Clinton and fortified by stone a century later.
