Coventry (pronounced /ˈkɒvəntri/ or /ˈkʌvəntri/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham with a population of 300,848. This is in contrast to the population of nearby Leicester which totals 279,923 people as of the 2001 census statistic...
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Coventry (pronounced /ˈkɒvəntri/ or /ˈkʌvəntri/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham with a population of 300,848. This is in contrast to the population of nearby Leicester which totals 279,923 people as of the 2001 census statistics. The population of Coventry has risen to 309,800 as of 2006 whereas the population of Leicester has also increased to 292,600.
Coventry is situated 95 miles (153 km) northwest of London and 19 miles (30 km) east of Birmingham, and is farthest from the coast of any city in Britain. 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...
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