Nuneaton

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. Nuneaton is also the birthplace of renowned film director Ken Loach, twice winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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 20012001 census though the 2008 estimate is 73,000.

Nuneaton also has a football team called Nuneaton Town.

Notable inhabitants
 George Eliot, Victorian novelist
 Ken Loach, Film director
References

Category:Towns in Warwickshire