The Parish of Polesworth comprises three settlements: Birchmoor, Polesworth and Warton. Located at the northern tip of the county of Warwickshire, is a part of the Borough of North Warwickshire.
The Parish's nearest large towns are Tamworth (some 5 km, 3 miles, away) and Nuneaton (around 14 km, 9 miles); the nearest large cities are Birmingham (approximately 22 km, 14 miles, distant) and Coventry (ca. 30 km, 19 miles) — see the map. In the west, part of the parish runs along the Staffordshire county boundary; part of the eastern side similarly runs along the Leicestershire border.
The Parish as a whole has a population of about 8,000 (according to the 1991 census). Perhaps surprisingly, this makes Polesworth the largest parish within the Borough, bigger than Coleshill (ca. 6,300), Kingsbury (ca. 7,700) and even Atherstone (ca. 7,900). In total, the Parish covers an area of just over 17 sq. km (1,700 hectares or 6.5 sq. miles).
Geographically, the Parish is dominated by several hills (Birchmoor is close to the highest point in the Parish, Polesworth contains the lowest) and by the River Anker and the Coventry Canal, which pass through the centre of Polesworth. Most of the land around the villages is given over to farming and, despite having such a large population in a relatively small area, the many green fields visible throughout the Parish given it a strong rural feel.
Polesworth has a long history, stretching back at least to the Iron Age, if not earlier. The village has a number of interesting historic buildings (including The Tithe Barn Resource Centre, Polesworth Abbey Church and the Nethersole Centre), whilst the Pooley Fields Mining Heritage Centre is located near to the centre of the village.