Nuneaton
Coordinates: 52°31′23″N 1°28′06″W / 52.523°N 1.4683°W
Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire. Nuneaton is famous for the novelist, George Eliot, who was born on a farm outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in Nuneaton during her early life.[1]
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 Nuneaton's Ropewalk Shopping Centre |
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| Population | 70,721 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SP361918 |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NUNEATON |
| Postcode district | CV10, CV11, CV13 |
| Dialling code | 024 |
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Geography
The town is 14.5 km (9 miles) north of Coventry, 32 km (20 miles) east of Birmingham and 166 km (103 miles) northwest of London. The River Anker runs through the town. Nuneaton had a population of 70,721 as of 2001[2] though the 2008 estimate is 73,000.
Nuneaton also has a football team called Nuneaton Town.
Notable inhabitants
- George Eliot, Victorian novelist
Nuneaton Media
Some ruins of Nuneaton Priory from which the town gained its name. Part of the church was reconstructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries
- Map of NuneatonThis map was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors. Don't rely solely on it for navigation.
Nuneaton Town Hall (1934) the headquarters of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.
The Queen's Road entrance to the Ropewalk shopping centre, Nuneaton.
Saint Nicolas Parish Church in Nuneaton.
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, Riversley Park, home of collection on writer George Eliot
Statue of George Eliot on Newdegate Square
George Eliot, born in Nuneaton
Ken Loach, film director
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References
- ↑ "George Eliot". online-literature.com. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ↑ 2001 census
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