Burton Green is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Warwick district Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. It borders the Borough of Rugby and Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire as well as the West Midlands County (of which Coventry and Solihull are within the historic ...

of the county of

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

, England, some northwest of

Kenilworth Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick District in Warwickshire, England, south-west of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. It lies on Finham Brook, a ...

(where the population can be found in

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) and southwest of

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. It is mostly residential, surrounded by farmland and has a

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, a

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and a

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'Hickory's Smokehouse', formerly The Peeping Tom pub. The civil parish was created from part of Stoneleigh on 2 April 2012. It is situated directly on the border with southwestern Coventry and is contiguous with the city's

Westwood Heath Westwood Heath is a southwestern suburb of the City of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. It is bordered by the suburbs of Cannon Park and Canley, and by the University of Warwick campus to the east, the suburb of Tile Hill to the north, Ti ...

district, and borders the

Metropolitan Borough of Solihull The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in West Midlands county, England. It is named after its largest town, Solihull, from which Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is based. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region ...

to the northwest. Burton Green comprises four roads: Red Lane, Hob Lane, Hodgetts Lane and

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Lane. There is a disused

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off Cromwell Lane, which has now been converted into a luxury private home.

High Speed 2

The route for the currently under construction high-speed rail line

High Speed 2 High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway line in England, the first phase of which is under construction in stages and due for completion between 2029 and 2033, depending on approval for later stages. The new line will run from its m ...

, from

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, will run underneath the centre of Burton Green in a

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, reusing a disused rail route that is currently a Greenway. The

, which lies in the path of the new railway, is due to be demolished and replaced with a new facility in a different location.

References

External links

Website devoted to Burton Green

Village Hall website

Proposed route for High Speed 2 rail line
Villages in Warwickshire Civil parishes in Warwickshire Warwick District {{Warwickshire-geo-stub