Coventry
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.
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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 two universities. Coventry University is in the city centre. The University of Warwick is in the south of Coventry.
The local football team is Coventry City F.C..
Coventry was UK City of Culture in 2021. Coventry is located on the Birmingham arm 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.
Coventry Media
St Mary's Guildhall, dating from the 14th century; one of the most notable surviving medieval buildings in Coventry
Map of Coventry by John Speed, published around 1610, showing the street layout and the city walls
Swanswell Gate, one of the remaining fragments of Coventry's city walls
A Daimler Grafton Phaeton; one of the earliest cars to be built in Coventry in 1897.
Broadgate, Coventry, in 1917
Coventry city centre being redeveloped in 1936 during modernisation
Coventry city centre after the massive air raid of 14/15 November 1940.
A helicopter placing the Flèche (spire) on top of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962.
Market Way, Coventry, 1964
Coventry precinct with spire of ruined cathedral in the background, part of the post-war redevelopment of the city centre
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References
- ↑ "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
- Coventry -Citizendium
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