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1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Coventry offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Coventry at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.

2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about

3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Coventry? Wrong! If the Coventry is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.

4. Questions - Got a question about Coventry then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....

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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Coventry wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.

7. Feedback - happy with your Coventry then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.

8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Coventry site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site

9. Contact - got a question about Coventry, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.

10. Payment - ready to pay for your Coventry, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.

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Coventry is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county) of England. With a population of 303,475 at the United Kingdom Census 2001 (306,000 est. 2007), Coventry is the ninth largest city in England and the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.List of English cities by population from census 2001 figures It is also the second largest city after Birmingham in the English Midlands by population. Coventry is situated 95 miles (153 km) northwest of London and 19 miles (30 km) east of Birmingham, and is notable for being further from the coast than any other British city. Although harbouring a population of almost a third-of-a-million inhabitants, Coventry is not amongst the English Core Cities Group due to its proximity to Birmingham.

Coventry was also the world's first 'twin city' when it formed a twinning relationship with the Russian city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) during World War II. The city is also twinned with Dresden, Germany and 27 others around the world.

Coventry is famous for its modern Coventry Cathedral, which was built following the World War II bombing of the old cathedral by the Luftwaffe. Coventry has since developed an international reputation as one of Europe's major cities of peace and reconciliation,{{cite web] have contributed significantly to the British motor industry, and also because it has two universities, the city centre-based Coventry University and the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts. Coventry is also famous for the legendary 11th century exploits of Lady Godiva.

History Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva. Current evidence suggests that this abbey was probably in existence by 1022, therefore Leofric and Godiva most likely endowed it around 1043. In time, a market was established at the abbey gates and the settlement expanded.

By the 14th century Coventry had become an important centre of the cloth trade, and throughout the Middle Ages was one of the largest and most important cities in England. Coventry was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1345, and later became a County of the City of Coventry in its own right.

Hostile attitudes of the cityfolk towards Cavaliers (royalists) prisoners held in Coventry during the English Civil War are believed to have originated the phrase "sent to Coventry", which in Britain means "to be ostracised"; literally, although Cromwellian Civil War era prisoners' physical needs were catered for, nobody spoke to them during their captivity.

In the late 19th century Coventry became a major centre of bicycle manufacture, with the industry being pioneered by Rover (car). By the early 20th century bicycle manufacture had evolved into automobile manufacture, and Coventry became a major centre of the British motor industry.

Coventry suffered severe bomb damage during World War II, most notoriously from a massive Germany air raid (the "Coventry Blitz") on 14 November 1940. This destroyed most of the historic city centre and Coventry's historic Coventry Cathedral. Aside from London, Hull and Plymouth, Coventry suffered more damage than any other British city during the Luftwaffe attacks, with huge firestorms devastating most of the city centre. The city was targeted due to its high concentration of armaments, munitions and engine plants which contributed greatly to the British war effort. Following the raids, the majority of Coventry's historic buildings could not be saved as they were in ruinous states or were deemed unsafe for any future use, although several were later demolished simply to make way for modern developments.

In the postwar years Coventry was largely rebuilt under the general direction of the Gibson Plan, gaining a new pedestrianised shopping precinct (the first of its kind in Europe on such a scale) and the much-celebrated new Coventry Cathedral in 1962 (incorporating the world's largest tapestry).

Coventry's motor industry boomed during the 1950s and 1960s but during the 1970s the British motor industry underwent decline and Coventry suffered badly as a result. By the early 1980s Coventry had one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. In recent years the city has recovered with newer industries locating there, although the motor industry continues to decline.



In 1967, the first ever Mosque was built in Coventry - the Eagle Street Mosque.

City boundaries Unlike other major UK cities, Coventry does not have an extensive 'greater' urban area, partly because the city boundaries are very tightly drawn, and partly because it does not have any directly continuous satellite towns or large outer suburbs.

The M6 motorway directly to the north of Coventry acts as an artificial boundary which precludes expansion into the Bedworth-Nuneaton urban area, as does the protected West Midlands Green belt (UK) which surrounds the city on all sides. This has circumvented the expansion of the city into both Warwickshire and the Solihull Metropolitan Borough, and has helped to prevent the coalescence of the city with surrounding settlements such as Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Rugby, Warwickshire, Meriden, West Midlands and Balsall Common.

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Coventry Cathedral is Coventry's best-known landmark and visitor attraction. The original 14th century cathedral was largely destroyed by German bombing during World War Two, leaving only the outer walls and spire. The new Coventry Cathedral was opened in 1962 next to the ruins of the old. It was designed by Basil Spence. The cathedral contains the tapestry Christ in Glory by Graham Sutherland. The bronze statue St Michael's Victory over the Devil by Jacob Epstein is mounted on the exterior of the new cathedral near to the entrance. Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, regarded by some as his masterpiece, was written for the opening of the new Cathedral.

The spire of the ruined cathedral forms one of the Three Spires which have dominated the city skyline since the 14th century, the others being those of Christ Church (of which only the spire survives) and Holy Trinity Church (which is still in use).Another major visitor attraction in Coventry city centre is the free-to-enter Coventry Transport Museum, which has the largest collection of British-made road vehicles in the world. The most notable exhibits are the world speed record-breaking cars, Thrust2 and ThrustSSC. The museum received a major refurbishment in 2004 which included the creation of a striking new entrance as part of the city's Phoenix Initiative project. The revamp saw the museum exceed its projected five-year visitor numbers within the first year alone, and it was a finalist for the 2005 Gulbenkian Prize.

The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum is a major art gallery in the city centre. About 4 miles from the city centre and just outside Coventry in Baginton is the Lunt Fort, a reconstructed Roman Empire fort. The Midland Air Museum is situated just within the perimeter of Coventry on land adjacent to Coventry Airport and near to Baginton.

The city's main Police Station in Little Park Street also hosts a museum of Coventry's Police Force. The museum, based underground, is split into two sections - one representing the history of the city's Police Force, and the other compiling some of the more unusual, interesting and grisly cases from the force's history. The museum is funded from charity donations - viewings can be made by appointment.Major improvements continue to regenerate the city centre. The Phoenix Initiative reached the final shortlist for the 2004 Stirling Prize and has now won a total of 16 separate awards. Further major developments are potentially afoot, particularly the Swanswell Project, which is intended to deepen Swanswell Pool and link it to Coventry Canal#Coventry Canal Basin, coupled with the creation of an urban marina and a wide Parisian-style boulevard. A possible second phase of the Phoenix Initiative is also in the offing, although both of these plans are still on the drawing-board. The redevelopment of the Belgrade Theatre and the building of IKEA's first city centre multistorey store are the two major developments currently in progress.

Coventry City Football Club have also recently started playing at their new home, The Ricoh Arena, a 32,000 capacity stadium in the Foleshill area of the city. The old stadium has now been demolished to make way for new housing.

Hillfields#Coventry City Farm is a small farm in an urban setting. It is mainly to educate city children who might not get out to the countryside very often.

Education Coventry has two universities; Coventry University situated on a modern city centre campus and the University of Warwick, which lies 6 km (3.5 miles) to the south of the city centre on the border with Warwickshire. The University of Warwick is one of only five universities never to have been rated outside the top ten in terms of teaching excellence and research and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group. It won the prestigious BBC TV University Challenge trophy in April 2007.

Coventry also has three colleges within city boundaries, City College, Henley College and Hereward College

Many of the secondary schools in and around Coventry are specialist colleges, such as Finham Park School, which is a Mathematics and IT college and now a teacher training school and Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School which has recently become a specialist college of Music, one of only a few in the country. Bishop Ullathorne RC School became a specialist college in Humanities in 2006. Woodlands School, Coventry in Coventry is now also a sports college, which has a newly built sport centre. Ernesford Grange School & Community College, in the South East, is a specialist science college. Pattison College, a private school opened in 1949, specialises in the performing arts. There is also Caludon Castle School, a business and enterprise school, which has been rebuilt over 2005-2007. Exhall Grange School is in the North of the City, although, its catchment area is north Warwickshire.

The Coventry School Foundation is comprised of the independent schools King Henry VIII School and Bablake School together with Coventry Preparatory School.

The Woodlands School, which is an all boys' school, and Tile Hill Wood School are the only single-sex schools left in Coventry. However, their sixth forms have been joined to form the "West Coventry 6th Form", whose lessons take place in mixed classes on both sites.

Arts and culture

Venues Theatre, art and music venues in Coventry include:

















Sport Sporting teams include Coventry City F.C. (Football (soccer)), Coventry Sphinx F.C. (Football (soccer)), Coventry Copsewood F.C. (Football (soccer)), Coventry R.F.C. (Rugby Union), City Of Coventry Swimming Club (Swimming), Coventry Blaze (Ice Hockey), Coventry Bears (Rugby League), Coventry Godiva Harriers (Athletics (track and field)), Coventry Bees (Motorcycle speedway), Coventry Crusaders (Basketball) and Coventry Cassidy Jets (American Football).

In football, Coventry City won the FA Cup on 16 May 1987 in what is considered to be one of the best finals in the competition's history. . The team finished the 2006-2007 Football Championship season disappointingly in a lower mid-table position (17th) in May 2007, having narrowly missed-out on the Premiership play-offs the season before.

In 2003, Coventry Blaze won the British National League and Playoffs. Between 1998 and 2000, Coventry hosted the Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain at Brandon Stadium.

2005 was a good year for sport in Coventry. Not only did it become the first city in the UK to host the International Children's Games, and , but 3 of the city sports team won significant honours. The Blaze won the treble consisting of British Elite Ice Hockey League, playoff and Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey), the Jets won the BAFL Division 2 championship and were undefeated all season, while the Bees won the Elite League playoffs.In 2007, Coventry Blaze won the British Elite Ice Hockey League and the Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey) and narrowly missed out on the treble by losing in the semi-finals of the playoffs.

Famous Coventrians

Arguably Coventry's most famous resident was Lady Godiva who, according to legend, rode through the city naked on horseback in protest at high taxes being waged on the cityfolk by her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia. According to the legend the residents of the city were commanded to look away as she rode, but one man didn't and was allegedly struck blind. He became known as Peeping Tom thus originating a new idiom, or metonym, in English. There is a statue of her in the city centre, which used to stand out in the open but is now situated under the much-maligned Cathedral Lanes shopping centre canopy (see right). There is also a bust of Peeping Tom looking out from a bridge that crosses one branch of the shopping precinct.

Other famous people from Coventry include Frank Whittle, the inventor of the jet engine, the poet and novelist Philip Larkin, the noted trade union organiser Tom Mann, the actors Nigel Hawthorne and Clive Owen, musician Cliff Wagstaff, the broadcaster Brian Matthew, the record producer Pete Waterman, the athlete and former 5,000m world-record holder David Moorcroft, Ian Bell (cricketer), the Ashes winning cricketer and the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup winners Neil Back and Danny Grewcock, Jerry Dammers, writer of the song "Free Nelson Mandela" and the driving-force behind The Specials, the Cyborg Scientist Kevin Warwick, Terry Hall (singer), lead singer with The Specials, Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield (and a celebrated solo artist in his own right), Hazel O'Connor, a rock singer of the 1980s-1990s, Paul King (lead singer of the mid-80s band King (band)), Clint Mansell (lead singer of the 1990s indie band Pop Will Eat Itself), Julianne Regan (lead singer of the 80s-90s band All About Eve (band)), Jason John (aka Jason Herbert) of the 1990s boy band Big Fun, Lee Dorrian, (a founder member of Napalm Death and later Cathedral (band) - both well known bands in the grindcore / death metal and doom metal scenes respectively), and Bolt Thrower, (another band well known in the death metal scene). Roy Allbrighton, the lead guitarist and vocalist from Prog Rock group Nektar, who have been recording and touring since the early 1970s and are still popular in the US and Europe, is from Coventry.In the 19th century the inventor James Starley and his nephew John Kemp Starley lived in the city, and were both instrumental in the development of the bicycle, and for starting the British bicycle industry. J.K Starley was also responsible for founding Rover (car). A statue near Warwick Row commemorates James Starley.

The late politician Mo Mowlam who was famous for being a Northern Ireland secretary grew up in Coventry. Joseph Paxton, the designer of the Crystal Palace, was a Member of Parliament for the city from 1854 to 1865.

Two Tone ska bands The Specials and The Selecter are both from Coventry – one of The Specials' best known hits, Ghost Town is often thought to written about the city. Other bands from the city which found success include The Primitives, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, King and The Flys. More recently, indie-band The Enemy, hailing from the suburb of Holbrooks, succeeded in reaching no.1 in the UK album charts with their debut We'll Live & Die In These Towns in July 2007.

2004 Olympics 4x100m relay gold medallist Marlon Devonish is also from Coventry, and in November of the same year he was awarded with an MBE. He also appeared at the opening ceremony of the International Children's Games held in 2005.

Show Jumping World Cup champion Nick Skelton who has jumped for the Great Britain team on 152 occasions.

Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys, who has presented more than 1,000 football matches making him British television's most presented anchorman.

West End theatre producer and entertainment entrepreneur Dominic Madden, responsible for the re-development of the Elephant and Castle theatre into The Coronet music venue.

Celebrity dad Shakeel Goulthorp appeared on the BBC1 and BBC3 programme He's Having A Baby hosted by Davina McCall and Danny Wallace from May 2005 to October 2005. Shakeel used to reside in Bedworth until 2001 where he moved to Coventry. He is an avid Coventry City F.C. supporter and works as a Train Guard in the city.

The city's list of more infamous individuals includes:

Economy This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Coventry at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year || Regional Gross Value Added 1|| Agriculture 2 || Industry 3 || Services 4|-| 1995 || 3,407 || 3 || 1,530 || 1,874|-| 2000 || 4,590 || 3 || 1,873 || 2,714|-| 2003 || 5,103 || 2 || 1,529 || 3,572|}

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  • Includes hunting and forestry
  • Includes energy and construction
  • Includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured


    • Coventry has long been a centre of motor and cycle manufacturing, dating back from 1896, the car and cycle industry has been a strong centre point for this town. Starting out with some less familiar names such as Coventry Motette, Great Horseless Carriage Co, Swift Motor Company and more familiar names like Humber, Riley (automobile), Francis-Barnett (motorcycles) and Daimler Motor Company and the Triumph Motorcycles having its origins in 1902 in a Coventry factory. Although the motor industry has declined almost to the point of extinction, the Jaguar (car)company has retained its corporate and research headquarters in the city (at Allesley and Whitley), and Peugeot still have a large parts centre in Humber Road. The famous London Hackney carriage are produced in Coventry by London Taxis International and these are now the only vehicles still wholly built in Coventry.

    The manufacture of machine tools was once a major industry in Coventry. The Alfred Herbert company became one of the largest machine tool companies in the world. Unfortunately in later years the company faced tough competition from foreign machine tool builders and ceased trading in 1983. Another famous Coventry machine tool manufacturer was the A.C.Wickman company.

    Coventry's main industries include: cars, electronic equipment, machine tools, agricultural machinery, man-made fibres, aerospace components and telecommunications equipment. In recent years the city has moved away from manufacturing industries towards business services, finance, research, design and development, creative industries as well as logistics and leisure.

    Transport Coventry is near the M6 motorway, M69 motorway, M45 motorway and M40 motorways. It is also served by the A45 road and A46 road dual carriageways.

    Coventry has a much used inner ring road opened in the 1960s (approx). Phoenix Way (road), a dual carriageway running north-south opened 1998 (approx), has improved traffic flows through the City.

    For rail, Coventry railway station is served by the West Coast Main Line, and has regular rail services between London and Birmingham (and stations beyond). It is also served by railway lines to Nuneaton via Bedworth. There is a line linking it to Leamington Spa and onwards to the south coast. Coventry also has 2 Suburban Rail stations in Canley railway station and in Tile Hill railway station.

    Bus service operators in Coventry include Travel Coventry, Travel De Courcey and Stagecoach Warwickshire. Pool Meadow Bus Station is the main bus and coach interchange in the city centre.

    The nearest major airports are Birmingham International Airport (UK), some 17 km (11 miles) to the west of the city and Coventry Airport in Baginton, from which Thomsonfly operates commercial scheduled flights to more than 20 European destinations, located 8 km (5 miles) south of the city centre.

    The Coventry Canal terminates near the city centre at Coventry Canal#Coventry Canal Basin and is navigable for 61 km (38 miles) to Fradley Junction in Staffordshire.

    Waste management Coventry has a large incineration plant which burns rubbish from both Coventry and Solihull and in the process produces electricity for the National Grid (UK) and some hot water that is used locally. In addition some rubbish is put into landfill.

    Coventry City Council is assisting recycling, in line with national trends :-

    In October 2006 Coventry City Council signed the Nottingham Declaration, joining 130 other councils in committing to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the council and to help the local community do the same.

    Politics Traditionally a part of Warwickshire (although it was County of the City of Coventry for 400 years), Coventry became an independent county borough in 1889. It later became a metropolitan district of the West Midlands (county) under the Local Government Act (1974), even though it was entirely separate to the Birmingham conurbation area (this is why Coventry appears to unnaturally "jut out" into Warwickshire on political maps of the UK). In 1986 the West Midlands County Council was abolished and Coventry became administered as an effective unitary authority in its own right.

    Coventry is still strongly associated with its traditional county, Warwickshire. This may be because of its geographical location, forming a large protrusion into the county.

    Coventry is administered by Coventry City Council. The city is divided up into 18 ward (politics) each with three councillors. Coventry had long been considered a stronghold or source of safe seats for the Labour Party (UK). The city council was for years described as a "one party state", but has been Conservative Party (UK)-controlled since the local elections on 4 May 2006, (although the Conservative group held the administration on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor since June 2004). A notable politician serving with Coventry City Council is former Militant Labour MP Dave Nellist who now represents the Socialist Party (England and Wales).

    The leader of the controlling Conservative group is Ken Taylor who holds the post of Leader of the Council.

    The leader of the opposition Labour group is John Mutton.

    Certain local services are provided by West Midlands wide agencies including the West Midlands Police, the West Midlands Fire Service and the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (Centro) which is responsible for public transport.

    In 2006 Coventry and Warwickshire Ambulance Service was merged with the West Midlands Ambulance Service. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance service is based at Coventry Airport in Baginton.

    Coventry is represented in Parliament of the United Kingdom by three Member of Parliament all of whom are Labour. These are:

    At the Annual Meeting of the City Council on Thursday, 17 May 2007 Councillor Dave Batten was elected as the new Lord Mayor of Coventry. Councillor Batten describes himself as a Coventry kid and has been a Labour councillor for 16 years representing the Westwood Ward. Councillor Batten's wife, Lyn, is Lady Mayoress. The Deputy Lord Mayor is Councillor Andy Matchet. He has been a Conservative councillor in Earlsdon since 1999.

    Ken Taylor (Conservative) has served as Leader of Coventry City Council since 2004.

    The Bishop of Coventry since April 1998 has been the Rt Revd. Colin Bennetts, who will be retiring from the post on 1 December 2007.

    Demographics Like most larger British cities, Coventry now has a fairly large ethnic minority population, non-whites making up 16.0% of the population at the 2001 census. The breakdown of the ethnic minority population is not typical, the Sikhs are the largest non-Christian religion, there are significant numbers of other South Asians, but the black population is rather low (1.8%). The ethnic minority population is mainly concentrated in the Foleshill ward (where whites are a minority) and the St. Michael's ward.

    Closest cities, towns and villages {{geocompass|hub = Coventry|type= ex|NN = Nuneaton, Bedworth|EE = [Rugby, Warwickshire|SE = Northampton, [Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Warwick, [Stratford-upon-Avon|NW = [Birmingham, Wolverhampton-->

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    Coventry is approximately latitudinal with the towns of Aberystwyth (west Wales), Kettering (Northamptonshire), Diss (Norfolk) and Ely (Cambridgeshire)

    Postcodes Postcodes covering the city of Coventry and its immediate suburbs are CV1 to CV6 inclusive. CV7 to CV37 postcodes cover almost the entirety of Warwickshire outside of Coventry, aside from the areas around the towns of Coleshill and Alcester in western Warwickshire.

    Twin cities Coventry was the first ever city to "twin" with another city (Volgograd, Russia) and hence began the now common worldwide practice of Town twinning. It continued after World War II when Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war. Each twin city country is represented in a specific ward of the city and in each ward has a peace garden dedicated to that twin city.

    Coventry is now twinned with 26 places across the world:{], New South Wales ] || 1956 ] || Austria ] || Binley & Willenhall|-| || Sarajevo ] || 1957 ], Ontario ] || 1972 ], Quebec ]|-| Windsor, Ontario, Ontario ]|-| || Jinan ] || 1983 || rowspan=2| [Czech Republic ] || rowspan=2||-| Ostrava ]|-| rowspan=2| || Caen ] || 1957 ] || 1955 || rowspan=2| [Germany ] || rowspan=2| Lower Stoke|-| Kiel ]|-| rowspan=2| || Dunaujvaros ] || 1962 ] || 1962 || [Italy ] |||-| || Kingston, Jamaica || Jamaica ] |||-| || Arnhem ] || 1958 ] || Poland ] |||-| || Cork (city) || Republic of Ireland || 1958 ] || Romania ] |||-| || Volgograd ] || 1944 ] || Serbia ] |||-| rowspan=3| || Coventry, Connecticut, Connecticut ] || 1962 ], New York ]|-| Coventry, Rhode Island, Rhode Island ]|}

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    Coventry is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county) of England. With a population of 303,475 at the United Kingdom Census 2001 (306,000 est. 2007), Coventry is the ninth largest city in England and the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.List of English cities by population from census 2001 figures It is also the second largest city after Birmingham in the English Midlands by population. Coventry is situated 95 miles (153 km) northwest of London and 19 miles (30 km) east of Birmingham, and is notable for being further from the coast than any other British city. Although harbouring a population of almost a third-of-a-million inhabitants, Coventry is not amongst the English Core Cities Group due to its proximity to Birmingham.

    Coventry was also the world's first 'twin city' when it formed a twinning relationship with the Russian city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) during World War II. The city is also twinned with Dresden, Germany and 27 others around the world.

    Coventry is famous for its modern Coventry Cathedral, which was built following the World War II bombing of the old cathedral by the Luftwaffe. Coventry has since developed an international reputation as one of Europe's major cities of peace and reconciliation,{{cite web] have contributed significantly to the British motor industry, and also because it has two universities, the city centre-based Coventry University and the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts. Coventry is also famous for the legendary 11th century exploits of Lady Godiva.

    History Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva. Current evidence suggests that this abbey was probably in existence by 1022, therefore Leofric and Godiva most likely endowed it around 1043. In time, a market was established at the abbey gates and the settlement expanded.

    By the 14th century Coventry had become an important centre of the cloth trade, and throughout the Middle Ages was one of the largest and most important cities in England. Coventry was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1345, and later became a County of the City of Coventry in its own right.

    Hostile attitudes of the cityfolk towards Cavaliers (royalists) prisoners held in Coventry during the English Civil War are believed to have originated the phrase "sent to Coventry", which in Britain means "to be ostracised"; literally, although Cromwellian Civil War era prisoners' physical needs were catered for, nobody spoke to them during their captivity.

    In the late 19th century Coventry became a major centre of bicycle manufacture, with the industry being pioneered by Rover (car). By the early 20th century bicycle manufacture had evolved into automobile manufacture, and Coventry became a major centre of the British motor industry.

    Coventry suffered severe bomb damage during World War II, most notoriously from a massive Germany air raid (the "Coventry Blitz") on 14 November 1940. This destroyed most of the historic city centre and Coventry's historic Coventry Cathedral. Aside from London, Hull and Plymouth, Coventry suffered more damage than any other British city during the Luftwaffe attacks, with huge firestorms devastating most of the city centre. The city was targeted due to its high concentration of armaments, munitions and engine plants which contributed greatly to the British war effort. Following the raids, the majority of Coventry's historic buildings could not be saved as they were in ruinous states or were deemed unsafe for any future use, although several were later demolished simply to make way for modern developments.

    In the postwar years Coventry was largely rebuilt under the general direction of the Gibson Plan, gaining a new pedestrianised shopping precinct (the first of its kind in Europe on such a scale) and the much-celebrated new Coventry Cathedral in 1962 (incorporating the world's largest tapestry).

    Coventry's motor industry boomed during the 1950s and 1960s but during the 1970s the British motor industry underwent decline and Coventry suffered badly as a result. By the early 1980s Coventry had one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. In recent years the city has recovered with newer industries locating there, although the motor industry continues to decline.



    In 1967, the first ever Mosque was built in Coventry - the Eagle Street Mosque.

    City boundaries Unlike other major UK cities, Coventry does not have an extensive 'greater' urban area, partly because the city boundaries are very tightly drawn, and partly because it does not have any directly continuous satellite towns or large outer suburbs.

    The M6 motorway directly to the north of Coventry acts as an artificial boundary which precludes expansion into the Bedworth-Nuneaton urban area, as does the protected West Midlands Green belt (UK) which surrounds the city on all sides. This has circumvented the expansion of the city into both Warwickshire and the Solihull Metropolitan Borough, and has helped to prevent the coalescence of the city with surrounding settlements such as Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Rugby, Warwickshire, Meriden, West Midlands and Balsall Common.

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    Coventry Cathedral is Coventry's best-known landmark and visitor attraction. The original 14th century cathedral was largely destroyed by German bombing during World War Two, leaving only the outer walls and spire. The new Coventry Cathedral was opened in 1962 next to the ruins of the old. It was designed by Basil Spence. The cathedral contains the tapestry Christ in Glory by Graham Sutherland. The bronze statue St Michael's Victory over the Devil by Jacob Epstein is mounted on the exterior of the new cathedral near to the entrance. Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, regarded by some as his masterpiece, was written for the opening of the new Cathedral.

    The spire of the ruined cathedral forms one of the Three Spires which have dominated the city skyline since the 14th century, the others being those of Christ Church (of which only the spire survives) and Holy Trinity Church (which is still in use).Another major visitor attraction in Coventry city centre is the free-to-enter Coventry Transport Museum, which has the largest collection of British-made road vehicles in the world. The most notable exhibits are the world speed record-breaking cars, Thrust2 and ThrustSSC. The museum received a major refurbishment in 2004 which included the creation of a striking new entrance as part of the city's Phoenix Initiative project. The revamp saw the museum exceed its projected five-year visitor numbers within the first year alone, and it was a finalist for the 2005 Gulbenkian Prize.

    The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum is a major art gallery in the city centre. About 4 miles from the city centre and just outside Coventry in Baginton is the Lunt Fort, a reconstructed Roman Empire fort. The Midland Air Museum is situated just within the perimeter of Coventry on land adjacent to Coventry Airport and near to Baginton.

    The city's main Police Station in Little Park Street also hosts a museum of Coventry's Police Force. The museum, based underground, is split into two sections - one representing the history of the city's Police Force, and the other compiling some of the more unusual, interesting and grisly cases from the force's history. The museum is funded from charity donations - viewings can be made by appointment.Major improvements continue to regenerate the city centre. The Phoenix Initiative reached the final shortlist for the 2004 Stirling Prize and has now won a total of 16 separate awards. Further major developments are potentially afoot, particularly the Swanswell Project, which is intended to deepen Swanswell Pool and link it to Coventry Canal#Coventry Canal Basin, coupled with the creation of an urban marina and a wide Parisian-style boulevard. A possible second phase of the Phoenix Initiative is also in the offing, although both of these plans are still on the drawing-board. The redevelopment of the Belgrade Theatre and the building of IKEA's first city centre multistorey store are the two major developments currently in progress.

    Coventry City Football Club have also recently started playing at their new home, The Ricoh Arena, a 32,000 capacity stadium in the Foleshill area of the city. The old stadium has now been demolished to make way for new housing.

    Hillfields#Coventry City Farm is a small farm in an urban setting. It is mainly to educate city children who might not get out to the countryside very often.

    Education Coventry has two universities; Coventry University situated on a modern city centre campus and the University of Warwick, which lies 6 km (3.5 miles) to the south of the city centre on the border with Warwickshire. The University of Warwick is one of only five universities never to have been rated outside the top ten in terms of teaching excellence and research and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group. It won the prestigious BBC TV University Challenge trophy in April 2007.

    Coventry also has three colleges within city boundaries, City College, Henley College and Hereward College

    Many of the secondary schools in and around Coventry are specialist colleges, such as Finham Park School, which is a Mathematics and IT college and now a teacher training school and Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School which has recently become a specialist college of Music, one of only a few in the country. Bishop Ullathorne RC School became a specialist college in Humanities in 2006. Woodlands School, Coventry in Coventry is now also a sports college, which has a newly built sport centre. Ernesford Grange School & Community College, in the South East, is a specialist science college. Pattison College, a private school opened in 1949, specialises in the performing arts. There is also Caludon Castle School, a business and enterprise school, which has been rebuilt over 2005-2007. Exhall Grange School is in the North of the City, although, its catchment area is north Warwickshire.

    The Coventry School Foundation is comprised of the independent schools King Henry VIII School and Bablake School together with Coventry Preparatory School.

    The Woodlands School, which is an all boys' school, and Tile Hill Wood School are the only single-sex schools left in Coventry. However, their sixth forms have been joined to form the "West Coventry 6th Form", whose lessons take place in mixed classes on both sites.

    Arts and culture

    Venues Theatre, art and music venues in Coventry include:

















    Sport Sporting teams include Coventry City F.C. (Football (soccer)), Coventry Sphinx F.C. (Football (soccer)), Coventry Copsewood F.C. (Football (soccer)), Coventry R.F.C. (Rugby Union), City Of Coventry Swimming Club (Swimming), Coventry Blaze (Ice Hockey), Coventry Bears (Rugby League), Coventry Godiva Harriers (Athletics (track and field)), Coventry Bees (Motorcycle speedway), Coventry Crusaders (Basketball) and Coventry Cassidy Jets (American Football).

    In football, Coventry City won the FA Cup on 16 May 1987 in what is considered to be one of the best finals in the competition's history. . The team finished the 2006-2007 Football Championship season disappointingly in a lower mid-table position (17th) in May 2007, having narrowly missed-out on the Premiership play-offs the season before.

    In 2003, Coventry Blaze won the British National League and Playoffs. Between 1998 and 2000, Coventry hosted the Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain at Brandon Stadium.

    2005 was a good year for sport in Coventry. Not only did it become the first city in the UK to host the International Children's Games, and , but 3 of the city sports team won significant honours. The Blaze won the treble consisting of British Elite Ice Hockey League, playoff and Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey), the Jets won the BAFL Division 2 championship and were undefeated all season, while the Bees won the Elite League playoffs.In 2007, Coventry Blaze won the British Elite Ice Hockey League and the Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey) and narrowly missed out on the treble by losing in the semi-finals of the playoffs.

    Famous Coventrians

    Arguably Coventry's most famous resident was Lady Godiva who, according to legend, rode through the city naked on horseback in protest at high taxes being waged on the cityfolk by her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia. According to the legend the residents of the city were commanded to look away as she rode, but one man didn't and was allegedly struck blind. He became known as Peeping Tom thus originating a new idiom, or metonym, in English. There is a statue of her in the city centre, which used to stand out in the open but is now situated under the much-maligned Cathedral Lanes shopping centre canopy (see right). There is also a bust of Peeping Tom looking out from a bridge that crosses one branch of the shopping precinct.

    Other famous people from Coventry include Frank Whittle, the inventor of the jet engine, the poet and novelist Philip Larkin, the noted trade union organiser Tom Mann, the actors Nigel Hawthorne and Clive Owen, musician Cliff Wagstaff, the broadcaster Brian Matthew, the record producer Pete Waterman, the athlete and former 5,000m world-record holder David Moorcroft, Ian Bell (cricketer), the Ashes winning cricketer and the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup winners Neil Back and Danny Grewcock, Jerry Dammers, writer of the song "Free Nelson Mandela" and the driving-force behind The Specials, the Cyborg Scientist Kevin Warwick, Terry Hall (singer), lead singer with The Specials, Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield (and a celebrated solo artist in his own right), Hazel O'Connor, a rock singer of the 1980s-1990s, Paul King (lead singer of the mid-80s band King (band)), Clint Mansell (lead singer of the 1990s indie band Pop Will Eat Itself), Julianne Regan (lead singer of the 80s-90s band All About Eve (band)), Jason John (aka Jason Herbert) of the 1990s boy band Big Fun, Lee Dorrian, (a founder member of Napalm Death and later Cathedral (band) - both well known bands in the grindcore / death metal and doom metal scenes respectively), and Bolt Thrower, (another band well known in the death metal scene). Roy Allbrighton, the lead guitarist and vocalist from Prog Rock group Nektar, who have been recording and touring since the early 1970s and are still popular in the US and Europe, is from Coventry.In the 19th century the inventor James Starley and his nephew John Kemp Starley lived in the city, and were both instrumental in the development of the bicycle, and for starting the British bicycle industry. J.K Starley was also responsible for founding Rover (car). A statue near Warwick Row commemorates James Starley.

    The late politician Mo Mowlam who was famous for being a Northern Ireland secretary grew up in Coventry. Joseph Paxton, the designer of the Crystal Palace, was a Member of Parliament for the city from 1854 to 1865.

    Two Tone ska bands The Specials and The Selecter are both from Coventry – one of The Specials' best known hits, Ghost Town is often thought to written about the city. Other bands from the city which found success include The Primitives, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, King and The Flys. More recently, indie-band The Enemy, hailing from the suburb of Holbrooks, succeeded in reaching no.1 in the UK album charts with their debut We'll Live & Die In These Towns in July 2007.

    2004 Olympics 4x100m relay gold medallist Marlon Devonish is also from Coventry, and in November of the same year he was awarded with an MBE. He also appeared at the opening ceremony of the International Children's Games held in 2005.

    Show Jumping World Cup champion Nick Skelton who has jumped for the Great Britain team on 152 occasions.

    Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys, who has presented more than 1,000 football matches making him British television's most presented anchorman.

    West End theatre producer and entertainment entrepreneur Dominic Madden, responsible for the re-development of the Elephant and Castle theatre into The Coronet music venue.

    Celebrity dad Shakeel Goulthorp appeared on the BBC1 and BBC3 programme He's Having A Baby hosted by Davina McCall and Danny Wallace from May 2005 to October 2005. Shakeel used to reside in Bedworth until 2001 where he moved to Coventry. He is an avid Coventry City F.C. supporter and works as a Train Guard in the city.

    The city's list of more infamous individuals includes:

    Economy This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Coventry at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year || Regional Gross Value Added 1|| Agriculture 2 || Industry 3 || Services 4|-| 1995 || 3,407 || 3 || 1,530 || 1,874|-| 2000 || 4,590 || 3 || 1,873 || 2,714|-| 2003 || 5,103 || 2 || 1,529 || 3,572|}

    Notes:
  • Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
  • Includes hunting and forestry
  • Includes energy and construction
  • Includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured


    • Coventry has long been a centre of motor and cycle manufacturing, dating back from 1896, the car and cycle industry has been a strong centre point for this town. Starting out with some less familiar names such as Coventry Motette, Great Horseless Carriage Co, Swift Motor Company and more familiar names like Humber, Riley (automobile), Francis-Barnett (motorcycles) and Daimler Motor Company and the Triumph Motorcycles having its origins in 1902 in a Coventry factory. Although the motor industry has declined almost to the point of extinction, the Jaguar (car)company has retained its corporate and research headquarters in the city (at Allesley and Whitley), and Peugeot still have a large parts centre in Humber Road. The famous London Hackney carriage are produced in Coventry by London Taxis International and these are now the only vehicles still wholly built in Coventry.

    The manufacture of machine tools was once a major industry in Coventry. The Alfred Herbert company became one of the largest machine tool companies in the world. Unfortunately in later years the company faced tough competition from foreign machine tool builders and ceased trading in 1983. Another famous Coventry machine tool manufacturer was the A.C.Wickman company.

    Coventry's main industries include: cars, electronic equipment, machine tools, agricultural machinery, man-made fibres, aerospace components and telecommunications equipment. In recent years the city has moved away from manufacturing industries towards business services, finance, research, design and development, creative industries as well as logistics and leisure.

    Transport Coventry is near the M6 motorway, M69 motorway, M45 motorway and M40 motorways. It is also served by the A45 road and A46 road dual carriageways.

    Coventry has a much used inner ring road opened in the 1960s (approx). Phoenix Way (road), a dual carriageway running north-south opened 1998 (approx), has improved traffic flows through the City.

    For rail, Coventry railway station is served by the West Coast Main Line, and has regular rail services between London and Birmingham (and stations beyond). It is also served by railway lines to Nuneaton via Bedworth. There is a line linking it to Leamington Spa and onwards to the south coast. Coventry also has 2 Suburban Rail stations in Canley railway station and in Tile Hill railway station.

    Bus service operators in Coventry include Travel Coventry, Travel De Courcey and Stagecoach Warwickshire. Pool Meadow Bus Station is the main bus and coach interchange in the city centre.

    The nearest major airports are Birmingham International Airport (UK), some 17 km (11 miles) to the west of the city and Coventry Airport in Baginton, from which Thomsonfly operates commercial scheduled flights to more than 20 European destinations, located 8 km (5 miles) south of the city centre.

    The Coventry Canal terminates near the city centre at Coventry Canal#Coventry Canal Basin and is navigable for 61 km (38 miles) to Fradley Junction in Staffordshire.

    Waste management Coventry has a large incineration plant which burns rubbish from both Coventry and Solihull and in the process produces electricity for the National Grid (UK) and some hot water that is used locally. In addition some rubbish is put into landfill.

    Coventry City Council is assisting recycling, in line with national trends :-

    In October 2006 Coventry City Council signed the Nottingham Declaration, joining 130 other councils in committing to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the council and to help the local community do the same.

    Politics Traditionally a part of Warwickshire (although it was County of the City of Coventry for 400 years), Coventry became an independent county borough in 1889. It later became a metropolitan district of the West Midlands (county) under the Local Government Act (1974), even though it was entirely separate to the Birmingham conurbation area (this is why Coventry appears to unnaturally "jut out" into Warwickshire on political maps of the UK). In 1986 the West Midlands County Council was abolished and Coventry became administered as an effective unitary authority in its own right.

    Coventry is still strongly associated with its traditional county, Warwickshire. This may be because of its geographical location, forming a large protrusion into the county.

    Coventry is administered by Coventry City Council. The city is divided up into 18 ward (politics) each with three councillors. Coventry had long been considered a stronghold or source of safe seats for the Labour Party (UK). The city council was for years described as a "one party state", but has been Conservative Party (UK)-controlled since the local elections on 4 May 2006, (although the Conservative group held the administration on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor since June 2004). A notable politician serving with Coventry City Council is former Militant Labour MP Dave Nellist who now represents the Socialist Party (England and Wales).

    The leader of the controlling Conservative group is Ken Taylor who holds the post of Leader of the Council.

    The leader of the opposition Labour group is John Mutton.

    Certain local services are provided by West Midlands wide agencies including the West Midlands Police, the West Midlands Fire Service and the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (Centro) which is responsible for public transport.

    In 2006 Coventry and Warwickshire Ambulance Service was merged with the West Midlands Ambulance Service. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance service is based at Coventry Airport in Baginton.

    Coventry is represented in Parliament of the United Kingdom by three Member of Parliament all of whom are Labour. These are:

    At the Annual Meeting of the City Council on Thursday, 17 May 2007 Councillor Dave Batten was elected as the new Lord Mayor of Coventry. Councillor Batten describes himself as a Coventry kid and has been a Labour councillor for 16 years representing the Westwood Ward. Councillor Batten's wife, Lyn, is Lady Mayoress. The Deputy Lord Mayor is Councillor Andy Matchet. He has been a Conservative councillor in Earlsdon since 1999.

    Ken Taylor (Conservative) has served as Leader of Coventry City Council since 2004.

    The Bishop of Coventry since April 1998 has been the Rt Revd. Colin Bennetts, who will be retiring from the post on 1 December 2007.

    Demographics Like most larger British cities, Coventry now has a fairly large ethnic minority population, non-whites making up 16.0% of the population at the 2001 census. The breakdown of the ethnic minority population is not typical, the Sikhs are the largest non-Christian religion, there are significant numbers of other South Asians, but the black population is rather low (1.8%). The ethnic minority population is mainly concentrated in the Foleshill ward (where whites are a minority) and the St. Michael's ward.

    Closest cities, towns and villages {{geocompass|hub = Coventry|type= ex|NN = Nuneaton, Bedworth|EE = [Rugby, Warwickshire|SE = Northampton, [Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Warwick, [Stratford-upon-Avon|NW = [Birmingham, Wolverhampton-->

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    Coventry is approximately latitudinal with the towns of Aberystwyth (west Wales), Kettering (Northamptonshire), Diss (Norfolk) and Ely (Cambridgeshire)

    Postcodes Postcodes covering the city of Coventry and its immediate suburbs are CV1 to CV6 inclusive. CV7 to CV37 postcodes cover almost the entirety of Warwickshire outside of Coventry, aside from the areas around the towns of Coleshill and Alcester in western Warwickshire.

    Twin cities Coventry was the first ever city to "twin" with another city (Volgograd, Russia) and hence began the now common worldwide practice of Town twinning. It continued after World War II when Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war. Each twin city country is represented in a specific ward of the city and in each ward has a peace garden dedicated to that twin city.

    Coventry is now twinned with 26 places across the world:{], New South Wales ] || 1956 ] || Austria ] || Binley & Willenhall|-| || Sarajevo ] || 1957 ], Ontario ] || 1972 ], Quebec ]|-| Windsor, Ontario, Ontario ]|-| || Jinan ] || 1983 || rowspan=2| [Czech Republic ] || rowspan=2||-| Ostrava ]|-| rowspan=2| || Caen ] || 1957 ] || 1955 || rowspan=2| [Germany ] || rowspan=2| Lower Stoke|-| Kiel ]|-| rowspan=2| || Dunaujvaros ] || 1962 ] || 1962 || [Italy ] |||-| || Kingston, Jamaica || Jamaica ] |||-| || Arnhem ] || 1958 ] || Poland ] |||-| || Cork (city) || Republic of Ireland || 1958 ] || Romania ] |||-| || Volgograd ] || 1944 ] || Serbia ] |||-| rowspan=3| || Coventry, Connecticut, Connecticut ] || 1962 ], New York ]|-| Coventry, Rhode Island, Rhode Island ]|}

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