Cosford is a small

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and

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in the Rugby borough of

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. it is located 2,1/2 miles north of

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, just west of the

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, a tributary of the River Avon, and slightly south of the

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. It has been a civil parish since 1866. It was formerly part of the parish of

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. In the 2021 census the parish had a population of 24. Cosford is a

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and earthworks are still visible of the former buildings, which have been listed as a

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since 1970. The village was not mentioned specifically in the

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. A

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is believed to have existed in the village, but its exact location is not known. The still existing hamlet of Cosford consists of a single street with a few houses and farmsteads around Cosford Hall Farm.

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