Grandborough
Not to be confused with Granborough in BuckinghamshireGrandborough is a small
village and
civil parish in
Warwickshire,
England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 399.
Grandborough is located in a rural area of eastern Warwickshire, around six miles (10km) south of
Rugby. The village is part of the
borough of Rugby. Grandborough is located several miles from any main roads and can be reached by country lanes from the
A45 road to the east, and the
A426 road to the west. The infant
River Leam flows nearby.
Grandborough is a picturesque village and contains the historic church of
St Peters and a number of old (mostly
Victorian) cottages. The village has a
pub called the "Shoulder of Mutton".
Grandborough was mentioned in the
Domesday Book as
Graensburgh. And until the early 20th century the name was spelt as
Granborough.