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    Coventry (/ˈkɒvəntri/ KOV-ən-tree or /ˈkʌv-/ KUV-) is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne...
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  • Look up send to Coventry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Send to Coventry" is an idiom used in England meaning to deliberately ostracise someone....
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  • John Coventry (c. 1636–1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1667 and 1682. Coventry was son of John Coventry (died...
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    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...
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  • and Higher Education Act 1992 afforded its university status that year and the name was changed to Coventry University. Coventry is the larger of the...
    59 KB (5,361 words) - 07:36, 18 May 2024
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    The Coventry Canal is a navigable narrow canal in the Midlands of England. It starts in Coventry and ends 38 miles (61 km) to the north at Fradley Junction...
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    central England linking the City of Oxford with the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury (just north of Coventry and south of Bedworth) via Banbury and Rugby. Completed...
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    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...
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  • abolition by the Coventry Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c.110) The Act provided that from 9 November 1842 the City and County of the City of Coventry shall... be taken...
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  • Thumbnail for HMS Coventry (D118)
    HMS Coventry was a Type 42 (Sheffield-class) destroyer of the Royal Navy. Laid down by Cammell Laird and Company, Limited, at Birkenhead on 29 January...
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    Coventry City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Coventry in England, which has been a metropolitan district...
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    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...
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  • Thumbnail for St John the Baptist Church, Coventry
    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. The church was...
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    West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Coventry was a district of the West Midlands metropolitan county. The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan...
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  • the House of Lords by the House of Lords Act 1999 and did not compete for one of the remaining seats. Coventry was married four times: He married Marie...
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    she rode naked – covered only by her long hair – through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband, Leofric...
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  • and Melcombe Regis whose assault in 1670, led to the passing of the "Coventry Act". W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucestershire...
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    After Birmingham (1,144,919) the largest settlements are the cities of Coventry (345,324) and Wolverhampton (263,700), Solihull (126,577), and Sutton Coldfield...
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  • Thumbnail for Coventry v Lawrence (No. 3)
    Coventry v Lawrence (No. 3) was a 2015 judgment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom concerning the compatibility of the Access to Justice Act 1999...
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  • Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. lii). The power station was built in Sandy Lane adjacent to the Coventry Canal (52°25′04″N 1°30′43″W...
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