Coventry
This short article about the United Kingdom can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.Coventry is a city in England. Coventry is the ninth biggest city in England. It is also a metropolitan borough. It is in the West Midlands county. It used to be in Warwickshire.
Coventry | |
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 Skyline of Coventry city centre view from One Friargate | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Shown within the West Midlands county | |
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| Coordinates: 52°24′29″N 1°30′38″W / 52.40806°N 1.51056°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | West Midlands |
| Historic county | Warwickshire |
| Administrative HQ | Council House |
| Founded | 1043 |
| Founded by | Leofric, Earl of Mercia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough |
| • Body | Coventry City Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and cabinet |
| • Executive | Labour Party |
| • Lord Mayor | John Blundell (Con) |
| • Council Leader | George Duggins (Lab) |
| • Chief Executive | Martin Reeves |
| Area | |
| • City and Metropolitan borough | 38.09 sq mi (98.64 km2) |
| Population (ONS mid-year estimates) | |
| • City and Metropolitan borough | 352,900 (Ranked 15th) |
| • Density | 8,050/sq mi (3,108/km2) |
| • Metro | 651,600 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode | |
| Area code | 024 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-COV |
| ONS code | 00CQ (ONS) E08000026 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SP335785 |
| NUTS 3 | UKG33 |
| 2017 mid-year estimate[2] | 360,100 |
| Ethnicity (2011 Census)[3] | 73.8% White (66.6% White British) 16.3% Asian 5.5% Black 2.7% Mixed Race 1.6% Other |
| Website | Coventry |
During the 19th century Coventry became a great manufacturing area, especially for bicycles. In the 20th century it made many motor cars. It also made aeroplanes. It was badly bombed in World War II. During the November 1940 bombing, the city's cathedral was destroyed. A new cathedral was built after the war.
The city has three universities. Coventry University is in the city centre. The University of Warwick is in the southwest of Coventry and private Arden University in the southeast.
The local football team is Coventry City F.C..
Coventry was UK City of Culture in 2021.
Coventry is located on the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line. There are four railway stations, the main Coventry station and three local stations at Canley, Coventry Arena and Tile Hill.
References
change- ↑ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ ". ONS. Retrieved 20 August 2018
- ↑ "2011 Census: Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales". ONS. Retrieved 25 December 2012
Other websites
change- Coventry -Citizendium