Berkswell

Berkswell
The approach to St John the Baptist parish church
Berkswell Location within the West Midlands
Population	3,139 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP246790
Civil parish	Berkswell
Metropolitan borough	Solihull
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Coventry
Postcode district	CV7
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°24′32″N 1°38′31″W / 52.409°N 1.642°W / 52.409; -1.642

Berkswell (/ˈbɜːrkswəl/ BURK-swəl) is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England. Historically in Warwickshire, Berkswell is situated in the rural east of the borough, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the western city boundary of Coventry, at Eastern Green. It is situated about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Coventry city centre, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east of central Solihull, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Meriden and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Balsall Common.

The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 2,843,^[1] increasing to 3,139 at the 2011 Census.^[2]