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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 (/ ˈkɒvəntri / ⓘ KOV-ən-tree[6] or rarely / 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]
West Midlands. 52°26′16″N 1°38′59″W / 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 ...
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 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.
Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO) Rector. Fr Dexter Bracey. The Collegiate and Parish Church of St John the Baptist is an English church located in the Medieval area of Spon Street in the city centre of Coventry, West Midlands. The church is a Grade I listed building.
Coventry Blitz. The Coventry Blitz (blitz: from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning "lightning war" listen ⓘ) was a series of bombing raids that took place on the British city of Coventry. The city was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The most devastating of these attacks occurred on the ...
52°22′35″N 1°29′38″W / 52.37639°N 1.49389°W / 52.37639; -1.49389. The River Sherbourne is a river that flows under the centre of the city of Coventry, in the West Midlands, in England. The source of the river is in the fields near Hawkes End in the parish of Allesley. It flows for about 8 miles or 13 km in a generally ...