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Centre of England Plaque on the ancient cross at Meriden, West Midlands, the traditional centre of England Road sign welcoming visitors to the Centre of England at Morton, Derbyshire For centuries the parish of Meriden to the west of Coventry has claimed to be the geographical centre of England , and there has been a stone cross there ...
Coventry ( / ˈkɒvəntri / ⓘ KOV-ən-tree [6] or / ˈkʌv -/ KUV-) [7] is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345. [8]
Meriden, West Midlands. / 52.4379°N 1.6496°W / 52.4379; -1.6496. Meriden is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. Historically, it is part of Warwickshire and lies between the cities of Birmingham and Coventry. It is located close to the North Warwickshire district border within a ...
History of Coventry. Two of Coventry's three spires; Holy Trinity Church on the left, and the spire of the old ruined cathedral (St. Michael's) on the right. Coventry, a city in the West Midlands, England, grew to become one of the most important cities in England during the Middle Ages due to its booming cloth and textiles trade.
Coventry Cathedral. The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current acting bishop is Ruth Worsley and the current dean is John Witcombe .
The War Memorial Park is a large park of about 48.5 hectares in southern Coventry, England. [1] The park was opened in July 1921 as a tribute to the 2,587 Coventrians who died between 1914 and 1918 fighting in the First World War. [2] The landscaped gardens and sports areas were created in the late-1920s and 1930s, [3] and the most prominent ...
Coventry railway station is the main railway station serving the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England. [2] The station is on the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line (WCML); it is also located at the centre of a junction where the lines to Nuneaton and to Leamington converge. It is situated on the southern edge of the city-centre ...
Whitley, Coventry. Coordinates: 52.393°N 1.4936°W. Whitley is a neighbourhood of Coventry, within Cheylsmore Ward and situated about 2.4 km south east of the city centre on London Road. Whitley is a suburb of southern Coventry in the West Midlands of England and a major centre of the British automotive corporation Jaguar Land Rover.