Ryton-on-Dunsmore

Ryton-on-Dunsmore
Ryton-on-Dunsmore
Location within Warwickshire
Population1,813 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP3874
Civil parish
  • Ryton-on-Dunsmore
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOVENTRY
Postcode districtCV8
Dialling code024
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (8.8 km) south-east of Coventry and 8 miles (12.1 km) west of Rugby. The 2001 census recorded a population of 1,672 in the parish, increasing to 1,813 at the 2011 census. The A45 dual carriageway bissects Ryton, and nearby villages include Bubbenhall, Stretton-on-Dunsmore and Wolston. Garden Organic, the leading organic growing charity in the United Kingdom, has a 10-acre (4-hectare) demonstration garden dedicated to organic gardening in the village. Ryton Pools Country Park is about a mile south-west of the village.