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.

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 three universities. Coventry University is in the city centre. The University of Warwick is in the southwest of Coventry and private Arden University in the southeast.

The local football team is Coventry City F.C..

Coventry was UK City of Culture in 2021.

Coventry is located on the Birmingham loop 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.

## Other websites

- Coventry -Citizendium

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Coventry
- **settlement type**: City status in the United Kingdom, City and Metropolitan borough
- **image skyline**: Coventry City Centre (2020).jpg
- **imagesize**: 251px
- **image caption**: Skyline of Coventry city centre
view from One Friargate
- **image flag**: Coventry city flag.svg
- **flag size**: 130px
- **image blank emblem**: Coat of Arms of Coventry City Council.svg
- **blank emblem size**: 90px
- **blank emblem type**: Coat of arms
- **image map**: Coventry UK locator map.svg
- **map caption**: Shown within the West Midlands county
- **pushpin map**: UK England#UK#Europe
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within England##Location within the United Kingdom##Location within Europe
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Sovereign state
- **subdivision name**: United Kingdom
- **subdivision type1**: Countries of the United Kingdom, Constituent country
- **subdivision name1**: England
- **subdivision type2**: Regions of England, Region
- **subdivision name2**: West Midlands (region), West Midlands
- **subdivision type3**: Ceremonial counties of England, Ceremonial county
- **subdivision name3**: West Midlands (county), West Midlands
- **subdivision type4**: Historic counties of England, Historic county
- **subdivision name4**: Warwickshire
- **subdivision type5**: Administrative HQ
- **subdivision name5**: Council House, Coventry, Council House
- **government type**: Metropolitan borough
- **governing body**: Coventry City Council
- **leader title**: Executive arrangements#Leader and cabinet, Leadership
- **leader name**: Local Government Act 2000#Options for council executive forms, Leader and cabinet
- **leader title1**: Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom#Unitary authorities, Executive
- **leader name1**: Labour Party (UK), Labour Party
- **leader title2**: List of mayors of Coventry, Lord Mayor
- **leader name2**: John Blundell Conservative Party (UK), (Con)
- **leader title3**: Leader of the Council, Council Leader
- **leader name3**: George Duggins Labour Party (UK), (Lab)
- **leader title4**: Chief executive (disambiguation), Chief Executive
- **leader name4**: Martin Reeves
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1043
- **founder**: Leofric, Earl of Mercia
- **area total km2**: 98.64
- **population as of**: Office for National Statistics, ONS mid-year estimates
- **population total**: (List of English districts by population, Ranked )
- **population density km2**: 3108
- **population metro**: 651,600
- **timezone**: Greenwich Mean Time
- **utc offset**: +0
- **timezone dst**: British Summer Time
- **utc offset dst**: +1
- **postal code type**: Postcode
- **postal code**: CV postcode area, CV
- **area code**: 024
- **blank name**: ISO 3166-2:GB, ISO 3166-2
- **blank info**: GB-COV
- **blank1 name**: ONS coding system, ONS code
- **blank1 info**: 00CQ (ONS)
E08000026 (GSS)
- **blank2 name**: British national grid reference system, OS grid reference
- **blank3 name**: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS 3
- **blank3 info**: UKG33
- **blank4 name**: 2017 mid-year estimate
- **blank4 info**: 360,100
- **blank5 name**: Ethnicity
<small>(2011 Census) </small>
- **blank5 info**: 73.8% White (66.6% White British)
 16.3% Asian
 5.5% Black
2.7% Mixed Race
 1.6% Other
- **website**: [http://www.coventry.gov.uk Coventry]