City of Coventry
The Precinct in Coventry city centre. The spire of the ruined cathedral is visible in the background.
Shown within West Midlands
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough, City (1345)
Region:	West Midlands
Ceremonial County:	West Midlands
Historic Counties:	Warwickshire, County of the City of Coventry
Area: - Total	Ranked 246th 98.64 km²
Admin. HQ:	Coventry
Grid reference:	SP333790
ONS code:	00CQ
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 16th 304,200 3,084 / km²
Ethnicity:	78.0% White 11.3% S.Asian 7.8% Black British 2.2% Mixed Race 0.7% Chinese.
Politics
Coventry City Council http://www.coventry.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England, United Kingdom. With a population of 303,475 at the 2001 Census (306,000 est. 2007), Coventry is the ninth largest city in England and the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.^[1] It is also the second largest city after Birmingham in the English Midlands by population. Coventry is situated 95 miles (153 km) northwest of London and 19 miles (30 km) east of Birmingham, and is notable for being further from the coast than any other British city. It was also the world's first 'twin city' when it formed a twinning relationship with the Russian city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) during World War II. The city is also twinned with Dresden, Germany and 27 others around the world. 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Coventry is famous for its modern Cathedral, which was built following the World War II bombing of the old cathedral by the Luftwaffe. Coventry has since developed an international reputation as one of Europe's major cities of peace and reconciliation,^[2] centred around its Cathedral, and holds an annual Peace Month^[3]. Coventry is also notable because Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry, and also because it has two universities, the city centre-based Coventry University and the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts. Coventry is also famous for the legendary 11th century exploits of Lady Godiva. The roofless ruins of the old cathedral. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, literally Air Weapon, pronounced lufft-va-fa, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... The British motor industry is historically centred around Coventry in the West Midlands. ... Coventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, UK. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institutions name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University. ... The University of Warwick is a British campus university located on the outskirts of Coventry, West Midlands, England. ... Lady Godiva by John Collier, ca 1897 Godiva (or Godgifu) (c. ...

Residents and those born in the city are called "Coventrians" (or in the vernacular locally "Cov Kids").

History

Main article: History of Coventry

Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva. Current evidence suggests that this abbey was probably in existence by 1022, therefore Leofric and Godiva most likely endowed it around 1043. In time, a market was established at the abbey gates and the settlement expanded. Two of Coventrys three spires This article is about the history of Coventry, a city in the Midlands of England. ... // Events Edward the Confessor crowned King of England at Winchester Cathedral. ... For the college, see Benedictine College. ... Leofric (born 968, died 31 August or 30 September 1057) was the Earl of Mercia and founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock. ... Lady Godiva by John Collier, ca 1897 Godiva (or Godgifu) (c. ... Events Several Catharist heretics are killed in Toulouse. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

By the 14th century Coventry had become an important centre of the cloth trade, and throughout the Middle Ages was one of the largest and most important cities in England. Coventry was granted city status in 1345, and later became a county in its own right. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... It has been suggested that Textile be merged into this article or section. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... Events Miracle of the Host Births October 31 - King Fernando I of Portugal (died 1383) Agnès of Valois, daughter of John II of France (died 1349) Eleanor Maltravers, English noblewoman (died 1405) Deaths April 14 - Richard Aungerville, English writer and bishop (born 1287) September 16 - John IV, Duke of... The County of the City of Coventry was a former English county, which existed between 1451 and 1842. ...

Hostile attitudes of the cityfolk towards Royalist prisoners held in Coventry during the English Civil War are believed to have originated the phrase "sent to Coventry", which in Britain means "to be ostracised"; literally, although Cromwellian Civil War era prisoners' physical needs were catered for, nobody spoke to them during their captivity. Prince Rupert of the Rhine Cavaliers was the name used by Parliamentarians for the Royalist supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ...

In the late 19th century Coventry became a major centre of bicycle manufacture, with the industry being pioneered by Rover. By the early 20th century bicycle manufacture had evolved into motor manufacture, and Coventry became a major centre of the British motor industry. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ... // Rover was a British automobile manufacturer and later a marque based at the former Austin Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... The British motor industry is historically centred around Coventry in the West Midlands. ...

Coventry suffered severe bomb damage during World War II, most notoriously from a massive German air raid (the "Coventry Blitz") on 14 November 1940. This destroyed most of the historic city centre and Coventry's historic Cathedral. Aside from London and Plymouth, Coventry suffered more damage than any other British city during the Luftwaffe attacks, with huge firestorms devastating most of the city centre. The city was targeted due to its high concentration of armaments, munitions and engine plants which contributed greatly to the British war effort. Following the raids, the majority of Coventry's historic buildings could not be saved as they were in ruinous states or were deemed unsafe for any future use, although several were later demolished simply to make way for modern developments. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The English town of Coventry was bombed many times during World War II by the German Luftwaffe. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The roofless ruins of the old cathedral. ... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, literally Air Weapon, pronounced lufft-va-fa, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ...

In the postwar years Coventry was largely rebuilt under the general direction of the Gibson Plan, gaining a new pedestrianised shopping precinct (the first of its kind in Europe on such a scale) and the much-celebrated new St Michael's Cathedral in 1962 (incorporating the world's largest tapestry). The roofless ruins of the old cathedral. ...

Coventry's motor industry boomed during the 1950s and 1960s but during the 1970s the British motor industry underwent decline and Coventry suffered badly as a result. By the early 1980s Coventry had one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. In recent years the city has recovered with newer industries locating there, although the motor industry continues to decline. This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

View of Coventry from Baginton

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x896, 450 KB) Summary Photo taken by me in July 2006 of Coventry from Baginton, England, UK. It is cropped and to replace the previous uncropped version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x896, 450 KB) Summary Photo taken by me in July 2006 of Coventry from Baginton, England, UK. It is cropped and to replace the previous uncropped version. ... , Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. ...

City boundaries

Unlike other major UK cities, Coventry does not have an extensive 'greater' urban area, partly because the city boundaries are very tightly drawn, and partly because it does not have any directly continuous satellite towns or large outer suburbs.

The M6 motorway directly to the north of Coventry acts as an artificial boundary which precludes expansion into the Bedworth-Nuneaton urban area, as does the protected West Midlands Green Belt which surrounds the city on all sides. This has circumvented the expansion of the city into both Warwickshire and the Solihull Metropolitan Borough, and has helped to prevent the coalescence of the city with surrounding settlements such as Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Rugby, Meriden and Balsall Common. , Bedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. ... , Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. ... In city planning, the Green Belt is a concept for controlling metropolitan growth introduced around London, England by minister of housing Duncan Sandys via a Government Circular. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced // or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... , Solihull (IPA: , or ) is a large town in the West Midlands in England with a population of 94,753. ... Statistics Population: 22,582 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SP295715 Administration District: Warwick Shire county: Warwickshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Warwickshire Services Police force: Warwickshire Police Ambulance service: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: Kenilworth Postal district: CV8... , Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... Meriden is a village in the metropolitan borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, midway between Birmingham and Coventry, approximately 5 miles away from Birmingham International Airport. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Suburbs or areas

Walsgrave-On-Sowe was a village located about 3 miles north-east of Coventry, West Midlands in England. ... Church of St. ... Whitley is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. ... Whoberley is a small suburb of the City of Coventry in the West Midlands in central England. ... Willenhall is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. ... Wood End in the north of Coventry, is a more deprived area than many other areas in Coventry. ... Wyken is situated between the areas of Stoke and Walsgrave, three miles northeast of Coventry city centre. ...

Places of interest

The ruins of the old Cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral is Coventry's best-known landmark and visitor attraction. The original 14th century cathedral was largely destroyed by German bombing during World War Two, leaving only the outer walls and spire. The new Coventry Cathedral was opened in 1962 next to the ruins of the old. It was designed by Basil Spence. The cathedral contains the tapestry Christ in Glory by Graham Sutherland. The bronze statue St Michael's Victory over the Devil by Jacob Epstein is mounted on the exterior of the new cathedral near to the entrance. Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, regarded by some as his masterpiece, was written for the opening of the new Cathedral. Download high resolution version (1000x651, 201 KB)The ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral. ... Download high resolution version (1000x651, 201 KB)The ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral. ... The roofless ruins of the old cathedral. ... The roofless ruins of the old cathedral. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM, OBE, RA, (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976) was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral and the Beehive, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist style. ... Graham Vivian Sutherland (August 24, 1903 – February 17, 1980) was an English artist. ... Jacob Epstein photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 19 August 1959) was an American-born Jewish sculptor who worked chiefly in the UK, where he pioneered modern sculpture, often producing controversial works that challenged taboos concerning what public artworks appropriately depict. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (November 22, 1913 Lowestoft, Suffolk - December 4, 1976 Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. ... The War Requiem is a requiem composed by Benjamin Britten for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral on May 30, 1962 following its destruction during World War II. A mourning song for the victims of war, Britten’s War Requiem is considered one of the great heartrending choral-orchestral works of...

The spire of the ruined cathedral forms one of the Three Spires which have dominated the city skyline since the 14th century, the others being those of Christ Church (of which only the spire survives) and Holy Trinity Church (which is still in use).

Two of Coventry's "three spires"

Another major visitor attraction in Coventry city centre is the free-to-enter Coventry Transport Museum, which has the largest collection of British-made road vehicles in the world. The most notable exhibits are the world speed record-breaking cars, Thrust2 and ThrustSSC. The museum received a major refurbishment in 2004 which included the creation of a striking new entrance as part of the city's Phoenix Initiative project. The revamp saw the museum exceed its projected five-year visitor numbers within the first year alone, and it was a finalist for the 2005 Gulbenkian Prize. Download high resolution version (600x831, 208 KB)The twin spires in Coventry, of the Holy Trinity Church (left) and the old Coventry Cathedral (right). ... Download high resolution version (600x831, 208 KB)The twin spires in Coventry, of the Holy Trinity Church (left) and the old Coventry Cathedral (right). ... The Museums entrance The Coventry Transport Museum (formerly known as the Museum of British Road Transport) is a major motor museum, located in Coventry, England. ... Thrust2 is a British designed and built jet propelled car, which held the world land speed record between, 1983 and 1997. ... ThrustSSC at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. The ThrustSSC is built with highly protected aluminium wheels The team with ThrustSSC. ThrustSSC (SuperSonic Car) is a British designed and built jet propelled car developed by Richard Noble and Ron Ayers, which holds the world land speed record. ... The Gulbenkian Prize is a British annual prize for museums and galleries. ...

The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum is a major art gallery in the city centre. About 4 miles from the city centre and just outside Coventry in Baginton is the Lunt Fort, a reconstructed Roman fort. The Midland Air Museum is situated just within the perimeter of Coventry on land adjacent to Coventry Airport and near to Baginton. Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry Herbert Art Gallery and Museum is near to the City Centre of Coventry, England. ... , Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. ... The Lunt Fort is a reconstructed Roman fort. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... The Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre at the MAM The Midland Air Museum (MAM) is situated outside Coventry in Warwickshire, England. ... Coventry Airport (IATA: CVT, ICAO: EGBE) is located about 7 km south of Coventry city centre, in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about 1 km outside Coventry boundaries. ... , Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. ...

The city's main Police Station in Little Park Street also hosts a museum of Coventry's Police Force. The museum, based underground, is split into two sections - one representing the history of the city's Police Force, and the other compiling some of the more unusual, interesting and grisly cases from the force's history. The museum is funded from charity donations - viewings can be made by appointment.

The "Whittle Arch" outside the Transport Museum, named after Frank Whittle

Major improvements continue to regenerate the city centre. The Phoenix Initiative reached the final shortlist for the 2004 RIBA Stirling Prize and has now won a total of 16 separate awards. Further major developments are potentially afoot, particularly the Swanswell Project, which is intended to deepen Swanswell Pool and link it to Coventry Canal Basin, coupled with the creation of an urban marina and a wide Parisian-style boulevard. A possible second phase of the Phoenix Initiative is also in the offing, although both of these plans are still on the drawing-board. IKEA's first city centre multistorey store and the redevelopment of the Belgrade Theatre are the two major developments currently in progress. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 245 KB)The Whittle Arch in Coventry. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 245 KB)The Whittle Arch in Coventry. ... Frank Whittle speaking to employees of the Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory (Now known as the NASA Glenn Research Center), USA, in 1946 Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907–9 August 1996) was an English Royal Air Force officer and is seen as the... 30 St Mary Axe (London, England). ... Coventry Canal near Fradley Coventry Canal viewed from Foleshill Rd The Coventry Canal is a narrow canal in the Midlands of England. ...

Coventry City Football Club have also recently started playing at their new home, The Ricoh Arena, a 32,000 capacity stadium in the Foleshill area of the city. The old stadium has now been demolished to make way for new housing. The Ricoh Arena, home to Coventry City F.C., is a complex situated in Foleshill in the north of Coventry, containing a 32,500 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club and a planned casino. ...

Coventry City Farm is a small farm in an urban setting. It is mainly to educate city children who might not get out to the countryside very often. Hillfields is a suburb north of Coventry city centre. ...

Education

The Alan Berry building, Coventry University

Coventry has two universities; Coventry University situated on a modern city centre campus and the University of Warwick, which lies 6 km (3.5 miles) to the south of the city centre on the border with Warwickshire. The University of Warwick is one of only five universities never to have been rated outside the top ten in terms of teaching excellence and research. It won the prestigious BBC TV University Challenge trophy in April 2007. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... Coventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, UK. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institutions name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University. ... The University of Warwick is a British campus university located on the outskirts of Coventry, West Midlands, England. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced // or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... University Challenge is a long-running British television quiz show, licensed and produced by Granada Television. ...

Coventry also has two main colleges within city boundaries. City College, Coventry was a merger of the city's Coventry Technical College and Tile Hill College, the other college is called Henley College.

Many of the secondary schools in and around Coventry are specialist colleges, such as Finham Park School, which is a Mathematics and IT college and now a teacher training school and Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School which has recently become a specialist college of Music, one of only a few in the country. Bishop Ullathorne RC School became a specialist college in Humanities in 2006. Woodlands School in Coventry is now also a sports college, which has a newly built sport centre. On the North of the City you can find Exhall Grange School and Science College. Ernesford Grange School, in the South East, is a specialist science college. Pattison College, a private school opened in 1949, specialises in the performing arts. There is also Caludon Castle School, a business and enterprise school, which has been rebuilt over 2005-2007. Finham Park School, Coventry Finham Park School is situated on Green Lane, Finham, Coventry. ... The Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School is a comprehensive school in Coventry, England. ... The main gates of Bishop Ullathorn Catholic School. ... The Woodlands School and Sports College is on the west side of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. ... Ernesford Grange School & Community College is a mixed secondary comprehensive school with 6th form in the Ernesford Grange district of Coventry, England. ... Established in 1949, Pattison College is a non-selective independent school in the east of Coventry. ...

The Coventry School Foundation is comprised of the independent schools King Henry VIII School and Bablake School together with Coventry Preparatory School. King Henry VIII School is an independent school comprising a senior school (ages 11–18) and associated junior school (ages 7–11) located in Coventry, England. ... The entrance to the old buildings (no longer occupied by the school) in Hill Street Bablake School is an coeducational independent school located in Coundon, Coventry, England. ...

The Woodlands School, which is an all boys' school, and Tile Hill Wood Girls School are the only single-sex schools left in Coventry. However, their sixth forms have been joined to form the "West Coventry 6th Form", whose lessons take place in mixed classes on both sites. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level...

Arts and culture

A stage at the Godiva Festival 2007

• During the early 19th century Coventry was well known due to author George Eliot who was born near Nuneaton. The city was the model for her famous novel Middlemarch (1871).
• The Coventry Carol is named after the city of Coventry. It was a carol performed in the play The Pageant of The Shearman and Tailors, written in the 15th century as one of the Coventry Cycle Mystery Plays. These plays depicted the nativity story, the lyrics of the Coventry Carol referring to the Annunciation to the Massacre of the Innocents, which was the basis of the Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. These plays were traditionally performed on the steps of the (old) Cathedral, and the plays are believed to have been performed for both Richard III in 1484 and Henry VII in 1584.
• The Belgrade Theatre was Britain's first purpose-built civic theatre, opened in 1958. In 1965 the world's first Theatre-in-Education (TiE) company was formed to develop theatre as a way of inspiring learning in schools. The TiE movement spread worldwide, but many UK companies were closed in the 1980s and 1990s, including the Belgrade TiE company which was closed by the theatre's management and the city council in 1996.
• During the late-1970s and early-1980s, Coventry was the centre of the Two Tone musical phenomenon, with bands such as The Specials and The Selecter coming from the city, spawning several major hit singles and albums. The Specials achieved two UK #1 hit singles between 1979 - 1981, namely "Too Much Too Young" and "Ghost Town". Notable singles by The Selecter included "On My Radio" and "Three Minute Hero".
• Today Coventry is recognised for its range of music events including one of the UK's foremost international jazz programmes, The Coventry Jazz Festival, and the award-winning Godiva Festival. On the Saturday of the Godiva Festival, a carnival parade also starts in the city centre and makes its way to the War Memorial Park where the festival is held.
• In the film The Italian Job, the famous scene of Mini Coopers being driven at speed through Turin's catacombs was actually filmed in Coventry, using what were then the country's biggest sewer pipes. More recently various locations in Coventry have been used in the BAFTA nominated film "Bouncer" starring Ray Winstone, All in the Game, also starring Ray Winstone (Ricoh Arena), the medical TV series Angels (Walsgrave Hospital), the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (Stoke Aldermoor and Binley Woods districts) and in August 2006 scenes from "The Shakespeare Code", an episode of the third series of Doctor Who, were filmed in the grounds of Ford's Hospital.

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Venues

Warwick Arts Centre in Warwick University Campus

Theatre, art and music venues in Coventry include: A cone. ... A cone. ...

• The Warwick Arts Centre: situated at the University of Warwick, Warwick Arts Centre includes an art gallery, a theatre, a concert hall and a cinema. It is the second largest arts centre in the UK, after London's Barbican.

• The College Theatre: the city's main community theatre, housed at the Butts Centre of City College, Coventry. It's a fully functioning theatre with flying scenery, full sound and lighting boxes.

• The Belgrade Theatre: one of the largest producing theatres in Britain, the 866 seat Belgrade was the first civic theatre to be opened in the UK following World War II.

• Also currently being built is the Belgrade Plaza.

• The Ricoh Arena : located 5.5 km (3.5 miles) north of the city centre, the 32,000 capacity Coventry City FC stadium is also used to hold major rock concerts for some of the world's biggest acts, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bon Jovi. The adjacent Ricoh Exhibition Hall is a 6,000-seater events venue for hosting a multitude of other acts.

• The War Memorial Park, which holds various festivals including the Godiva Festival, every year.

• The Butts Park Arena, home of Coventry Rugby Football Club, holds music concerts occasionally.

• The Colosseum, a nightclub in Hillfields.

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Sport

The Ricoh Arena

Sporting teams include Coventry City (Football), Coventry Sphinx (Football), Coventry Copsewood (Football), Coventry Rugby Club (Rugby Union),City Of Coventry Swimming Club (Swimming), Coventry Blaze (Ice Hockey), Coventry Bears (Rugby League), Coventry Godiva Harriers (Athletics), Coventry Bees (Speedway), Coventry Crusaders (Basketball) and Coventry Cassidy Jets (American Football). Image File history File linksMetadata Ricoh_Arena,_Coventry. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ricoh_Arena,_Coventry. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an English football club based in Coventry, UK. Coventry City were founding members of the FA Premier League in 1992. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Coventry Sphinx website Coventry Sphinx F.C. is a football club based in West Midlands, England. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Coventry Copsewood F.C. is a football club based in West Midlands, England. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Official website www. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... Coventry Blaze are a British Ice Hockey team based in Coventry, England. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Coventry Bears are a rugby league club, formed in 1995. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... Coventry Godiva Harriers is an athletics club based in Coventry, West Midlands and was established in 1879. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The Coventry Bees are a Motorcycle speedway team based in Coventry, England. ... A speedway race in Poland Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps. ... This article is about the sport. ... The Coventry Jets are an American Football Team based in Coventry, UK. They currently play in the Northern Conference in Division 1a of the BAFL but have won promotion to Division 1 for the 2007 season. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...

In football, Coventry City won the FA Cup on 16 May 1987 in what is considered to be one of the best finals in the competition's history. ^{[citation needed]}. The team finished the 2006-2007 Football Championship season disappointingly in a lower mid-table position (17th) in May 2007, having narrowly missed-out on the Premiership play-offs the season before. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

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2005 was a good year for sport in Coventry. Not only did it become the first city in the UK to host the International Children's Games, [1] and [2], but 3 of the city sports team won significant honours. The Blaze won the treble consisting of Elite League, playoff and Challenge Cup, the Jets won the BAFL Division 2 championship and were undefeated all season, while the Bees won the Elite League playoffs. In 2007, Coventry Blaze won the Elite League and the British Challenge cup and narrowly missed out on the treble by losing in the semi-finals of the playoffs. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The League logo The British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) is the United Kingdoms top professional ice hockey league. ... The Challenge Cup is a cup competition contested between members of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. ... The British American Football League (BAFL) is the rebranded British Senior League of American Football and is the main body of American Football in the UK. The League has 3 divisions: 1, 1a and 2 with championship games to determine promotion and league positions to determine relegation. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Coventry Blaze are a British Ice Hockey team based in Coventry, England. ... The League logo The British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) is the United Kingdoms top professional ice hockey league. ... The Challenge Cup is a cup competition contested between members of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. ...

Famous Coventrians

Statue of Lady Godiva

Arguably Coventry's most famous resident was Lady Godiva who, according to legend, rode through the city naked on horseback in protest at high taxes being waged on the cityfolk by her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia. According to the legend the residents of the city were commanded to look away as she rode, but one man didn't and was allegedly struck blind. He became known as Peeping Tom thus originating a new idiom, or metonym, in English. There is a statue of her in the city centre, which used to stand out in the open but is now situated under the much-maligned Cathedral Lanes shopping centre canopy (see right). There is also a bust of Peeping Tom looking out from a bridge that crosses one branch of the shopping precinct. Download high resolution version (545x699, 181 KB)Statue of Lady Godiva in Coventry city centre. ... Download high resolution version (545x699, 181 KB)Statue of Lady Godiva in Coventry city centre. ... Lady Godiva by John Collier, ca 1897 Godiva (or Godgifu) (c. ... Lady Godiva by John Collier, ca 1897 Godiva (or Godgifu) (c. ... Leofric (born 968, died 31 August or 30 September 1057) was the Earl of Mercia and founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock. ...

Other famous people from Coventry include Frank Whittle, the inventor of the jet engine, the poet and novelist Philip Larkin, the noted trade union organiser Tom Mann, the actors Nigel Hawthorne and Clive Owen, musician Cliff Wagstaff, the broadcaster Brian Matthew, the record producer Pete Waterman, the athlete and former 5,000m world-record holder David Moorcroft, Ian Bell, the Ashes winning cricketer and the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup winners Neil Back and Danny Grewcock, Jerry Dammers, writer of the song "Free Nelson Mandela" and the driving-force behind The Specials, the Cyborg Scientist Kevin Warwick, Terry Hall, lead singer with The Specials, Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield (and a celebrated solo artist in his own right), Hazel O'Connor, a rock singer of the 1980s-1990s, Paul King (lead singer of the mid-80s band King), Clint Mansell (lead singer of the 1990s indie band Pop Will Eat Itself), Julianne Regan (lead singer of the 80s-90s band All About Eve), Jason John (aka Jason Herbert) of the 1990s boy band Big Fun, Lee Dorrian, (a founder member of Napalm Death and later Cathedral - both well known bands in the grindcore / death metal and doom metal scenes respectively), and Bolt Thrower, (another band well known in the death metal scene). 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Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA winning critically acclaimed English actor, now a regular performer in Hollywood and independent American films. ... Brian Matthew (born 1928) is a British broadcaster, born in Coventry, who became popular in the days of the BBC Light Programme, hosting Saturday Club (originally called Saturday Skiffle Club, starting in 1957 and changing to its more familiar name in 1958) and Easy Beat (starting in 1960). ... Pete on the cover of his autobiography I Wish I Was Me Peter Alan Waterman, OBE (born in Coventry on January 15, 1947) is an English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. ... David Moorcroft (April 10, 1953) was an English 1500 m and 5000 m runner whose career spanned the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test cricketer. ... 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There have been two well-known British entertainers named Terry Hall. ... Fun Boy Three The Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful multi-racial English band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was headed by singer Terry Hall after he left The Specials. ... // The Colourfield is a British band that was formed in 1984 in Manchester (see 1984 in music) when former The Specials and Fun Boy Three front man Terry Hall joined up with ex-Swinging Cats members Toby Lyons and Karl Shale. ... Hazel OConnor (born 16 May 1955 in Coventry, England) is a British singer and actress. ... King were a british New Wave band of the mid eighties. ... Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) were an English band formed in Stourbridge, with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. ... 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Statue commemorating James Starley

In the 19th century the inventor James Starley and his nephew J.K. Starley lived in the city, and were both instrumental in the development of the bicycle, and for starting the British bicycle industry. J.K Starley was also responsible for founding Rover. A statue near Warwick Row commemorates James Starley. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1944x2592, 1174 KB) Summary Photo taken by me on 14 August 2006 at about 5. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1944x2592, 1174 KB) Summary Photo taken by me on 14 August 2006 at about 5. ... Statue commemorating James Starley in Coventry James Starley (Born April 21, 1830, died June 17, 1881) was an English inventor and Father of the Bicycle Industry. ... Statue commemorating James Starley in Coventry James Starley (Born April 21, 1830, died June 17, 1881) was an English inventor and Father of the Bicycle Industry. ... John Kemp Starley (1854 - 1901) was an English inventor and industrialist. ... For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ... // Rover was a British automobile manufacturer and later a marque based at the former Austin Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ...

The late politician Mo Mowlam who was famous for being a Northern Ireland secretary grew up in Coventry. Joseph Paxton, the designer of the Crystal Palace, was a Member of Parliament for the city from 1854 to 1865. Marjorie Mo Mowlam (18 September 1949 – 19 August 2005) was a British politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Labour Member of Parliament. ... Sir Joseph Paxton (1803–1865) was an English gardener and architect of The Crystal Palace. ... For other uses, see Crystal Palace. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Two Tone ska bands The Specials and The Selecter are both from Coventry – one of The Specials' best known hits, Ghost Town is often thought to written about the city. Other bands from the city which found success include The Primitives, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, King and The Flys. More recently, indie-band The Enemy, hailing from the suburb of Holbrooks, succeeded in reaching no.1 in the UK album charts with their debut We'll Live & Die In These Towns in July 2007. Two Tone (or 2 Tone) is a style of music created by fusing elements of punk rock and ska. ... Ska (pron. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Selecter were a ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in the late 1970s and who became one of the essential bands of the British ska movement. ... This article is about the alternative rock band, the Primitives. ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Enemy may refer to: The Enemy (TNG episode), a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation The Enemy (novel) is also the name of a 1987 novel by French writer Robert Pinget. ...

2004 Olympics 4x100m relay gold medallist Marlon Devonish is also from Coventry, and in November of the same year he was awarded with an MBE. He also appeared at the opening ceremony of the International Children's Games held in 2005. The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Marlon Devonish (born June 1, 1976 in Coventry, England) is an English sprint athlete. ...

Show Jumping World Cup champion Nick Skelton who has jumped for the Great Britain team on 152 occasions. The FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final started in 1979. ... Nick Skelton is a British Showjumper. ...

Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys, who has presented more than 1,000 football matches making him British television's most presented anchorman. Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ... Richard Keys born April 23, 1957 in Coventry, England, is a television broadcaster on the British sports channel Sky Sports. ...

West End theatre producer and entertainment entrepreneur Dominic Madden, responsible for the re-development of the Elephant and Castle theatre into The Coronet music venue. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... For the sequel to the computer game Entrepreneur, which has no article of its own, see The Corporate Machine. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Elephant and Castle, commonly shortened to the Elephant, is a major road intersection in inner south London, and is also used as a name for the surrounding district. ... The Coronet is large live music & night-club venue with a 2200 capacity located in Elephant and Castle, South Central London. ...

Celebrity dad Shakeel Goulthorp appeared on the BBC1 and BBC3 programme He's Having A Baby hosted by Davina McCall and Danny Wallace from May 2005 to October 2005. Shakeel used to reside in Bedworth until 2001 where he moved to Coventry. He is an avid Coventry City F.C. supporter and works as a Train Guard in the city. Davina Lucy Pascale McCall[1] (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter and actress who works on British television. ... Danny Wallace is the name of: Danny Wallace, former English international footballer. ... , Bedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an English football club based in Coventry, UK. Coventry City were founding members of the FA Premier League in 1992. ...

The city's list of more infamous individuals includes:

• Porn star Debee Ashby, who achieved notoriety during 1983 when she appeared nude with her mother in an adult magazine.
• Nazi Colin Jordan who led the National Socialist Movement during the 1960s.

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Economy

Coventry's skyline

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Coventry at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x373, 158 KB)The Skyline of Coventry. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x373, 158 KB)The Skyline of Coventry. ...

Notes:

1. Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
2. Includes hunting and forestry
3. Includes energy and construction
4. Includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Coventry has long been a centre of motor and cycle manufacturing, dating back from 1896, the car and cycle industry has been a strong centre point for this town. Starting out with some less familiar names such as Coventry Motette, Great Horseless Carriage Co, Swift and more familiar names like Humber, Riley, Francis-Barnett and Daimler and the Triumph motorcycle having its origins in 1902 in a Coventry factory. Although the motor industry has declined almost to the point of extinction, the Jaguar company has retained its corporate and research headquarters in the city (at Allesley and Whitley), and Peugeot still have a large parts centre in Humber Road. The famous London black cab taxis are produced in Coventry by LTI and these are now the only vehicles still wholly built in Coventry. River Hull tidal barrier. ... 1965 Riley 1. ... Francis-Barnett was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1919, by Gordon Francis and Arthur Barnett. ... Daimler has, since 1896, been the motor car marque of the British Daimler Motor Company, based in Coventry. ... Triumph Motorcycles is an English motorcycle manufacturer, originally based in Coventry. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry. ... Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... In the United Kingdom, the name hackney carriage refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office in London (for the area within the M25 motorway) or by the local authority (non-metropolitan district councils or unitary authorities) in other parts of England, Wales, and Scotland, or by the... Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC is an engineering company based in Coventry, England. ...

The manufacture of machine tools was once a major industry in Coventry. The Alfred Herbert company became one of the largest machine tool companies in the world. Unfortunately in later years the company faced tough competition from foreign machine tool builders and ceased trading in 1983. Another famous Coventry machine tool manufacturer was the A.C.Wickman company. A machine tool is a powered mechanical device, typically used to fabricate metal components of machines by the selective removal of metal. ... Sir Alfred Edward Herbert, (September 5, 1866 – May 26, 1957), was an English industrialist who founded the Alfred Herbert machine tool company in 1887. ...

Coventry's main industries include: cars, electronic equipment, machine tools, agricultural machinery, man-made fibres, aerospace components and telecommunications equipment. In recent years the city has moved away from manufacturing industries towards business services, finance, research, design and development, creative industries as well as logistics and leisure.

Transport

Coventry Canal Basin

Coventry is near the M6, M69 and M40 motorways. It is also served by the A45 and A46 roads. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1786 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1786 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The M6 near Carnforth, 2005 This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... The M69 is a small motorway in England, linking Leicester and Coventry, and replaced the A46 road. ... The M40 motorway is a motorway in the English transport network that connects London to Birmingham. ... The A45 is a major road in England. ... The A46 is a trunk road in England. ...

Coventry has a much used inner ring road. Phoenix Way, the new north-south dual carriageway has improved traffic flows through the City. The southern termination of Phoenix Way Phoenix Way is a dual carriageway road that runs approximately north-south through the North of Coventry, England. ...

For rail, Coventry railway station is served by the West Coast Main Line, and has regular rail services between London and Birmingham (and stations beyond). It is also served by railway lines to Nuneaton via Bedworth. There is a line linking it to Leamington Spa and onwards to the south coast. Coventry also has 2 Suburban Rail stations in Canley and in Tile Hill. Coventry railway station, just outside the centre of the city of Coventry, is an important junction of south-east / north-west lines with the north-south route. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Birmingham (pron. ... , Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. ... , Bedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. ... , Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. ... Canley railway station serves the Canley area of the west of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. ... Tile Hill railway station serves the Tile Hill area of Coventry, in the West Midlands of England. ...

Bus service operators in Coventry include Travel West Midlands (under the name Travel Coventry), Travel De Courcey and Stagecoach Warwickshire For other uses, see Bus (disambiguation). ... Travel West Midlands logo Travel West Midlands (formerly known as West Midlands Travel) is the largest bus operator in the West Midlands, including the cities of Birmingham, Coventry (trading as Travel Coventry) and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall. ... Travel Coventry logo Travel Coventry (formed on 9 December 2002) is the trading name for all Travel West Midlands bus services operating from their depot in Coventry, in the West Midlands region of England. ... Travel De Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. ...

The nearest major airports are Birmingham International Airport, some 17 km (11 miles) to the west of the city and Coventry Airport in Baginton, from which Thomsonfly operates commercial scheduled flights to more than 20 European destinations, located 8 km (5 miles) south of the city centre. Birmingham International Airport (IATA: BHX, ICAO: EGBB) is a major airport located 5. ... Coventry Airport (IATA: CVT, ICAO: EGBE) is located about 7 km south of Coventry city centre, in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about 1 km outside Coventry boundaries. ... , Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. ... Thomsonfly is a British airline owned by the TUI Group with bases across the United Kingdom. ...

The Coventry Canal terminates near the city centre at Coventry Canal Basin and is navigable for 61 km (38 miles) to Fradley Junction in Staffordshire. Coventry Canal near Fradley Coventry Canal viewed from Foleshill Rd The Coventry Canal is a narrow canal in the Midlands of England. ... Coventry Canal near Fradley Coventry Canal viewed from Foleshill Rd The Coventry Canal is a narrow canal in the Midlands of England. ... Fradley Junction is the point at which the Coventry Canal joins the Trent and Mersey Canal. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...

Waste management

Incineration plant, Coventry

Coventry has a large incineration plant which burns rubbish from both Coventry and Solihull and in the process produces electricity for the National Grid and some hot water that is used locally. In addition some rubbish is put into landfill. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1689 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1689 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... For other forms of waste plant that produce energy see waste-to-energy. ... , Solihull (IPA: , or ) is a large town in the West Midlands in England with a population of 94,753. ... The National Grid is the high-voltage electric power transmission network in Great Britain, connecting power stations and major substations and ensuring that electricity generated anywhere in Great Britain can be used to satisfy demand elsewhere. ... Albury landfill, Surrey, England A landfill, also known as a dump, is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. ...

Coventry City Council is assisting recycling, in line with national trends :- This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

• many areas of Coventry have kerb-side paper and garden-green rubbish collection.
• a wide range of waste materials can be taken by car to the recycling depot, which is adjacent to the incineration unit.
• there are many recycling points throughout the City for paper, glass bottles and metal cans.

In October 2006 Coventry City Council signed the Nottingham Declaration, joining 130 other councils in committing to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the council and to help the local community do the same. The United Kingdoms Climate Change Programme was launched by the British government in response to its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. ... Top: Increasing atmospheric CO2 levels as measured in the atmosphere and ice cores. ...

Politics

The Council House, Coventry

Traditionally a part of Warwickshire (although it was a county in its own right for 400 years), Coventry became an independent county borough in 1889. It later became a metropolitan district of the West Midlands county under the Local Government Act (1974), even though it was entirely separate to the Birmingham conurbation area (this is why Coventry appears to unnaturally "jut out" into Warwickshire on political maps of the UK). In 1986 the West Midlands County Council was abolished and Coventry became administered as an effective unitary authority in its own right. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2857 KB) Summary Picture taken by me on the afternoon of 14 August 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2857 KB) Summary Picture taken by me on the afternoon of 14 August 2006. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced // or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... The County of the City of Coventry was a former English county, which existed between 1451 and 1842. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The West Midlands County Council (WMCC) was the former upper-tier administrative body for the West Midlands county, a metropolitan county in England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

Coventry is still strongly associated with its traditional county, Warwickshire. This may be because of its geographical location, forming a large protrusion into the county.

Coventry is administered by Coventry City Council. The city is divided up into 18 Wards each with three councillors. Coventry had long been considered a stronghold or source of safe seats for the Labour Party. The city council was for years described as a "one party state", but has been Conservative-controlled since the local elections on 4 May 2006, (although the Conservative group held the administration on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor since June 2004). A notable politician serving with Coventry City Council is former Militant Labour MP Dave Nellist who now represents the Socialist Party (England and Wales). A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... A safe seat is a seat in a legislature which is regarded as fully secured by a certain political party with very little chance of an election upset because of the nature of the electorate in the constituency concerned. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dave Nellist Dave Nellist is a Trotskyist political figure and former Labour MP for the former constituency of Coventry South East. ... The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party active in England and Wales and part of the Committee for a Workers International. ...

The leader of the controlling Conservative group is Ken Taylor who holds the post of Leader of the Council.

The leader of the opposition Labour group is John Mutton. John Mutton (b. ...

Certain local services are provided by West Midlands wide agencies including the West Midlands Police, the West Midlands Fire Service and the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (Centro) which is responsible for public transport. The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ... The West Midlands Fire Service is the statutory fire and rescue service responsible for fire protection, prevention, intervention and emergency rescue in the West Midlands county in England. ... The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE), better known as Centro, is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for promoting and co-ordinating public transport services throughout the West Midlands county in England. ... Bangkok Skytrain. ...

In 2006 Coventry and Warwickshire Ambulance Service was merged with the West Midlands Ambulance Service. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance service is based at Coventry Airport in Baginton. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region. ...

Coventry is represented in Parliament by three MPs all of whom are Labour. These are: Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

• Bob Ainsworth - (Coventry North East)
• Jim Cunningham - (Coventry South)
• Geoffrey Robinson - (Coventry North West)

At the Annual Meeting of the City Council on Thursday, 17 May 2007 Councillor Dave Batten was elected as the new Lord Mayor of Coventry. Councillor Batten describes himself as a Coventry kid and has been a Labour councillor for 16 years representing the Westwood Ward. Councillor Batten's wife, Lyn, is Lady Mayoress. The Deputy Lord Mayor is Councillor Andy Matchet. He has been a Conservative councillor in Earlsdon since 1999. Robert William Cock Ainsworth (b. ... Coventry North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... James Dolan Cunningham (born February 4, 1941), known as Jim Cunningham, is a British Labour Party politician. ... Coventry South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Geoffrey Robinson (born May 25, 1938 in Sheffield) has been a British Member of Parliament for Coventry North West, a safe Labour seat, since a by-election on 4 March 1976 caused by the death of former MP Maurice Edelman. ... Coventry North West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Ken Taylor [3](Conservative) has served as Leader of Coventry City Council since 2004.

The Bishop of Coventry since April 1998 has been the Rt Revd. Colin Bennetts, who will be retiring from the post on 1 December 2007. Arms of the Bishop of Coventry The Bishop of Coventry heads the England diocese of Coventry, in the Province of Canterbury, in England. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Colin James Bennetts (born 9 September 1940) is a British Anglican clergy and the current Bishop of Coventry. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Closest cities, towns and villages

Destinations from COVENTRY
Birmingham, Wolverhampton	Nuneaton, Bedworth	Leicester
Solihull	N W E S	Rugby
Redditch, Stratford-upon-Avon	University of Warwick, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Warwick	Northampton

Coventry is approximately latitudinal with the towns of Aberystwyth (west Wales), Kettering (Northamptonshire), Diss (Norfolk) and Ely (Cambridgeshire) Birmingham (pron. ... // Wolverhampton is a City in the historical county of Staffordshire and metropolian county of the West Midlands. ... , Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. ... , Bedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... , Solihull (IPA: , or ) is a large town in the West Midlands in England with a population of 94,753. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Statistics Population: 22,582 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SP295715 Administration District: Warwick Shire county: Warwickshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Warwickshire Services Police force: Warwickshire Police Ambulance service: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: Kenilworth Postal district: CV8... , Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. ... Warwick (pronounced or War-ick (silent w in middle)) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... , The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral, June 2005 Lichfield (Welsh: Caerlwytgoed) is a small city and civil parish (one of six single parishes with city status in England) in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ... // Wolverhampton is a City in the historical county of Staffordshire and metropolian county of the West Midlands. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... , Bedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 22,582 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SP295715 Administration District: Warwick Shire county: Warwickshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Warwickshire Services Police force: Warwickshire Police Ambulance service: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: Kenilworth Postal district: CV8... , Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. ... , Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. ... Warwick (pronounced or War-ick (silent w in middle)) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England. ... , Atherstone is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... , Solihull (IPA: , or ) is a large town in the West Midlands in England with a population of 94,753. ... Southam is a small market town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. ... Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Hill north of Sutton town centre. ... Tamworth town centre Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 27 km (17 miles) north-east of Birmingham city centre and 198 km (123 miles) north-west of London. ... , Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. ... Ash Green is a small area on the border of Coventry and Bedworth, in Warwickshire, England. ... Burton Green is a village in Warwickshire, near Kenilworth and just south of Coventry. ... Binley Woods is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire in England, located just outside Coventry. ... Traffic on the bridge over the River Sowe in Stoneleigh The Church of the Virgin Mary in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire Stoneleigh is a small village in Warwickshire, England, south of the confluence of the Rivers Sowe and Avon. ... Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, located just to the South East of Coventry, England. ... Hawkesbury is the name of several places: Hawkesbury, Ontario, a town in Ontario, Canada City of Hawkesbury a local government area in New South Wales, Australia Electoral district of Hawkesbury, a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia... Ansty is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire with a population of 318 (2001 census). ... Corley (or Corley Ash) is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. ... Bulkington is a large village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough of Warwickshire, England which has a population of around 8,000. ... Brandon is a village in Warwickshire, England. ... Shilton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. ... Berkswell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Fillongley is a village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, England. ... Wolston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. ... Brinklow is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, some half way between Rugby and Coventry. ... Bubbenhall is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England. ... Meriden is a village in the metropolitan borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, midway between Birmingham and Coventry, approximately 5 miles away from Birmingham International Airport. ... Location within the British Isles Princethorpe is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. ... Stretton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. ... ǏWolvey is a village and parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. ... Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ... This article is about Kettering in England. ... , Diss is a town (population 6742[1]) in Norfolk, England. ... Statistics Population: 15,102 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL535799 Administration District: East Cambridgeshire Shire county: Cambridgeshire Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cambridgeshire Historic county: Cambridgeshire Services Police force: Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town: ELY...

Postcodes

Postcodes covering the city of Coventry and its immediate suburbs are CV1 to CV6 inclusive. CV7 to CV37 postcodes cover almost the entirety of Warwickshire outside of Coventry, aside from the areas around the towns of Coleshill and Alcester in western Warwickshire.

Twin cities

Coventry was the first ever city to "twin" with another city (Volgograd, Russia) and hence began the now common worldwide practice of twinning. It continued after World War II when Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war. Each twin city country is represented in a specific ward of the city and in each ward has a peace garden dedicated to that twin city. Volgograd (Russian: ), formerly called Tsaritsyn (Russian: ) (1598–1925) and Stalingrad (Russian: ) (1925–1961) is a city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Dresden (Sorbian: Drježdźany; etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Czech: ) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony. ...

Coventry is now twinned with 26 places across the world:

Flag	City	Country	Year Twinned	Ward
	Parkes, New South Wales	Australia	1956
	Graz	Austria	1957	Binley & Willenhall
	Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1957
	Cornwall, Ontario	Canada	1972
	Granby, Quebec		1963
	Windsor, Ontario		1963
	Jinan	China	1983
	Lidice	Czech Republic	1947
	Ostrava		1959
	Caen	France	1957
	Saint-Etienne		1955
	Dresden	Germany	1959	Lower Stoke
	Kiel		1947
	Dunaujvaros	Hungary	1962
	Kecskemet		1962
	Bologna	Italy	1960
	Kingston	Jamaica	1962
	Arnhem	Netherlands	1958
	Warsaw	Poland	1957
	Cork	Ireland	1958
	Galaţi	Romania	1962
	Volgograd	Russia	1944
	Belgrade	Serbia	1957
	Coventry, Connecticut	USA	1962
	Coventry, New York		1972
	Coventry, Rhode Island		1971

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Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cornwall. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the township see Granby, Quebec (township) Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal on Lac Boivin. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... For the South Korean county of the same name, see Jinan County. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Lidice (Liditz in German) is a village in former Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic) which was completely destroyed by the Germans during World War II. About 340 men, women, and children from the village were murdered by the Germans. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Czech Republic Moravian-Silesian Ostrava 23  - Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz  - Hošťálkovice  - Hrabová  - Ostrava-Jih  - Krásné Pole  - Lhotka  - Mariánské Hory a Hulváky  - Martinov  - Michálkovice  - Nová BÄ›lá  - Nová Ves  - PetÅ™kovice  - Plesná  - Polanka nad Odrou  - Poruba  - Proskovice  - Pustkovec  - Radvanice a Bartovice  - Stará BÄ›lá  - Slezsk... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Caen (pronounced /kɑ̃/) is a commune of northwestern France. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Saint Etienne may mean: Saint-Étienne, a city in south-eastern France, 80 km from Lyon. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Dresden (Sorbian: Drježdźany; etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Czech: ) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , For the city in the United States, see Kiel, Wisconsin. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Dunaújváros (1951-1961 Sztálinváros) is a city in Central Hungary, along the Danube (Hungarian name: Duna) river. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The city of Kecskemét lies in the central part of Hungary, half way between Budapest and Szeged, 86 kilometers from both of them, almost equal distance from the two big rivers of our country, the Danube and the Tisza. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. ... 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Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 812   -  Kingdom established 1217   -  Empire established 1346   -  Independence lost to... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Coventry is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Largest metro area Hartford Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[2] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coventry is a town located in Chenango County, New York. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Country United States State Rhode Island County Kent Government  - Town Manager Richard Kerbel Area  - City  62. ... “RI” redirects here. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

Further reading

• Albert Smith and David Fry: (1991). The Coventry We Have Lost. Vol 1. Simanda Press, Berkswell. ISBN 0-9513867-1-9
• Albert Smith and David Fry: (1993). The Coventry We Have Lost. Vol 2. Simanda Press, Berkswell. ISBN 0-9513867-2-7

References

1. ^ List of English cities by population from census 2001 figures
2. ^ Peace and reconciliation. Coventry City Council. Retrieved on 16 August 2007.
3. ^ Coventry Peace Month. Coventry City Council. Retrieved on 16 August 2007.

• Coventry: History and Guide, by David McGrory (1993) ISBN 0-7509-0194-2
• A History of Warwickshire, by Terry Slater (1981) ISBN 0-85033-416-0

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External links

• Coventry City council
• Coventry Tourism Bureau
• Godiva Awards
• Godiva Festival
• Groundwork Coventry and Warwickshire
• The Coventry Blitz
• The talking newspaper for Coventry

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