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About Ryton-on-Dunsmore

Located in the countryside between Rugby and Coventry, this delightful village is probably best known for it's ancient parish church.
The church of St.Leonard is an aisleless church of Norman origin. It is reputed to have been built in the year 1100 and has many original features including an early 12th-century red sandstone octagonal font. In principal the church shows little change from the time when it was built, although at some point additional windows were added and restoration work was carried out early in the 19th-century. The churchyard shows several ancient gravestones and tombs. The original grey stone tower is an attractive contrast to the later, red brick alterations.

Ryton-on-Dunsmore, is topical for the Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery discovered during archaeological excavations recently carried out in the area. Part of an Iron-Age kiln was discovered, suggesting that the site may have been occupied by a family of substance in 200BC. Other finds include flint tools and quern stones. A brooch, said to be the first of it's kind found in Warwickshire, was discovered with the remains of the kiln. All the finds are to be on view in the Warwickshire Museum. It is thought parts of the site may be of special ceremonial or religious significance.

Nearby, the ruins of Coventry Cathedral, raised to the ground in a bombardment by the Germans in World War II, is well worth a visit as is the fine modern Cathedral built after the war. Ryton Organic Gardens have an interesting variety of unusual shrubs and plants.

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Recommended attractions near Ryton-on-Dunsmore

Coombe Abbey Country Park	(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction N)	Pictures
Caludon Castle	(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction N)	Pictures
Coventry Transport Museum	(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Coventry Cathedral	(4.4 miles, 7.2 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Draycote Water	(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Wyken Slough Nature Reserve	(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)	Pictures
Kenilworth Castle	(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)	Pictures
Lord Leycester Hospital	(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SW)	Pictures
St Johns House Museum	(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)	Pictures
St Nicholas Park	(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Warwick Church of St Mary	(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Warwick Castle	(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Okens House	(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Warwick Museum	(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Stanford Hall	(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction E)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Ryton-on-Dunsmore

Coventry in the county of West Midlands (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction NW)
Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past.
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Kenilworth in the county of Warwickshire (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction W)
Kenilworth is a pleasant town located in the spacious Warwickshire countryside, it is a town with an 'air of gentility' that tells you that this is a prosperous place with a long, illustrious history.
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Dunchurch in the county of Warwickshire (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction E)
Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century.
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Royal Leamington Spa in the county of Warwickshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SW)
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Rugby in the county of Warwickshire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction E)
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Warwick in the county of Warwickshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)
Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle.
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Berkswell in the county of West Midlands (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction W)
This must be one of England's loveliest villages, it is evocative of a life before urbanisation and modernity, it is that perfect idyll of much loved English country life where you can re-discover the peaceful tranquillity of yester-year.
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Nuneaton in the county of Warwickshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction N)
It was the arrival of the railways in 1847 that caused Nuneaton to develop as an industrial textile and engineering town.
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Stanford on Avon in the county of Northamptonshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction E)
Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon.
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Lapworth in the county of Warwickshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)
The village has a delightful mix of ancient properties that mingle harmoniously with barn conversions and new build.
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Burton Dassett in the county of Warwickshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction S)
Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside.
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Compton Verney in the county of Warwickshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction S)
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Badby in the county of Northamptonshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)
Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows.
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Solihull in the county of West Midlands (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction W)
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Combrook in the county of Warwickshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction S)
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Nearby travel help

Coventry Station	(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW)
M6 Junction 2	(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction N)
Canley Station	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NW)
M45 Junction 1	(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction E)
Birmingham International Airport	(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)
East Midlands Airport	(32.5 miles, 52.2 km, direction N)
Ryton-on-Dunsmore to London	(81.5 miles, 131.2 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Ryton-on-Dunsmore

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Ryton-on-Dunsmore center
Mercure Brandon Hall Coventry	(1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction NE)
The Woodhouse	(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction S)
Old Mill Inn	(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction W)
Hylands Hotel	(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction NW)
Britannia Hotel Coventry	(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction NW)
Ramada Hotel & Suites	(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NW)
Stoneleigh Park Lodge	(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction SW)
Arena Hotel	(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction NW)
Campanile Hotel Coventry North	(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)
Draycote Hotel And Whitefields Golf Course	(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction E)
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