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Nuneaton
Nuneaton town centre
Nuneaton Location within Warwickshire
Population	86,552 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP361918
District	Nuneaton and Bedworth
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NUNEATON
Postcode district	CV10, CV11
Dialling code	024
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Nuneaton
List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°31′23″N 1°28′05″W / 52.523°N 1.468°W / 52.523; -1.468Coordinates: 52°31′23″N 1°28′05″W / 52.523°N 1.468°W / 52.523; -1.468

Nuneaton (/nəˈniːtən/) is a town in northern Warwickshire, England.^[1] The population in 2011 was 86,552,^[2] making it the largest town in Warwickshire.

The author George Eliot was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. Her novel Scenes of Clerical Life (1858) depicts Nuneaton.^[3]

The Nuneaton built-up area, incorporating Nuneaton and the surrounding urban settlements, including the large villages of Hartshill and Bulkington, had a population of 92,968 at the 2011 census.^[4]

Geography

Nuneaton is 9 miles (14 km) north of Coventry, 20 miles (32 km) east of Birmingham and 103 miles (166 km) northwest of London. The River Anker runs through the town.

Towns close to Nuneaton include Bedworth, Atherstone and Hinckley, with Tamworth and Lutterworth a little further afield. The town centre lies 3 miles from the Leicestershire border, 8 miles from Staffordshire and 12 miles from Derbyshire.

History

Early History

Some ruins of Nuneaton Priory from which the town gained its name. Part of the church was reconstructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Nuneaton was originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement known as 'Etone' or 'Eaton', which translates literally as 'settlement by water'. 'Etone' was listed in the Domesday Book as a small hamlet. The settlement gained its current name of Nuneaton in the mid-12th-century when a Benedictine nunnery known as Nuneaton Priory (parts of which still exist) was established. A market was established in 1226, which is still held, and Nuneaton developed into a thriving market town. The nunnery was destroyed in 1539 during King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.^[5][6]

King Edward VI School was established in 1552 by a royal charter by King Edward VI.^[7] The school was originally a fee paying school, although the county council provided some scholarships, and became non-fee paying as a result of the education act of 1944. The voluntary aided school had around 400 boys in the 1960s. In 1974 the grammar school closed and was re-established as a sixth form college.^[8]

In 1543, Nuneaton was recorded as containing 169 houses, with a population of around 800, by 1670 this had grown to 415 households, with a population of 1,867, by 1740 this had risen further to 2,480.^[9]

The growth of industry

In the mid-17th century a silk ribbon weaving industry became established in the local area which included Nuneaton, Bedworth, Coventry and much of North Warwickshire. This industry was enhanced by the arrival of French Hugenot immigrants in the latter part of the century, who brought with them new techniques. This industry operated as a cottage industry, with the weavers working from top-shops; a type of building which was specific to the local area, and had living space in the two lower floors, and a workshop with very large windows on the top floor. This industry flourished for nearly two centuries, albeit with periodic booms and slumps. However by the early 19th century the industry was struggling to compete against the factory produced textiles from northern manufacturers, and the local weavers strongly resisted adopting factory production methods as they valued their independence. Nevertheless in 1851 46% on Nuneaton's workforce was still employed by the ribbon trade. The industry was finally wiped out after 1860 by cheap imports, following the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty, which removed duties on imported French silks.^[10] This caused a slump in the local economy which lasted nearly two decades.^[11]

Another major industry which grew in the local area was coal mining: as Nuneaton was located in the Warwickshire coalfield, mining was recorded locally as early as 1338, however the lack of efficient transport and primitive mining techniques kept the industry on a small scale.^[12] The industry did not start to develop on a larger scale until the 17th century, with the dawn of the industrial revolution, which led to greater demand for fuel and technical advancement. A major problem was the drainage of water from coal pits as they were dug deeper. The use of a waterwheel to drive drainage pumps was recorded as early as 1683. The first recorded use of an atmospheric engine; a primitive form of steam engine to pump water from coal pits was recorded at Griff Colliery in 1714, this was the first recorded use of a steam engine in Warwickshire. Nevertheless, another major problem facing the industry was poor transport. Sir Roger Newdigate who owned several local coal mines developed a turnpike road to Coventry in the 1750's, which partially resolved this problem. Early on Newdigate recognised the potential of canals as a means for transporting bulk cargoes. He developed a system of private canals on his land on the Arbury Estate from 1764 to transport coal, and helped promote the Coventry Canal, which opened from Coventry to Nuneaton in 1769, before being finally completed to Staffordshire in 1790. he also helped promote the Oxford Canal. Ironically, the new canal system led to a decline in the Warwickshire coal industry after 1800, as it was exploited by Staffordshire coal producers to capture the local market. It would not be until the development of the railway network in the 19th century that the coal industry would be exploited to its maximum potential.^[13]

The first railway to reach Nuneaton was the Trent Valley Railway which opened in 1847, linking Nuneaton to the growing national railway network at Rugby and Stafford. This was followed by a branch line to Coventry in 1850. In 1864 a line was opened from Birmingham to Leicester via Nuneaton, and this proved to be the most important for the local economy, as it linked Nuneaton with the rapidly growing town (later city) of Birmingham. Due largely to this, the local coal industry expanded rapidly in the latter half of the 19th century, with production from the Warwickshire coalfield expanding nearly tenfold between 1860 and 1913 from around 545,000 tons to over five million tons. The industry peaked in the early 20th century; in 1911 one third of the male workforce in Nuneaton were employed as miners.^[14] The industry however declined rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, with the last coal mine in Nuneaton closing in 1968. Although Newdigate colliery at Bedworth lasted until 1982.^[15] The last Warwickshire coal mine at nearby Daw Mill closed in 2013.^[16]

A number of other industries developed locally in the late 19th century, these included brick and tile making, brewing, the production of hats and leather goods. and engineering.^[5][17] At the time of the first national census in 1801 Nuneaton was one of the largest towns in Warwickshire, with a population of 5,135. By 1901 this had grown to 24,996.^[18][6]

Civic history

A local board of health had been set up in Nuneaton in 1848 to provide the town with necessary infrastructure such as paved roads, clean drinking water, street lighting and sewerage.^[19] The old parish of Nuneaton included the settlements of Attleborough and Stockingford. The parish was joined with Chilvers Coton parish in 1894 to form an urban district. Nuneaton was upgraded to the status of a municipal borough in 1907, to which the parishes of Weddington and part of Caldecote were added in 1931.^[5] In 1974, the Borough of Nuneaton was merged with the Bedworth urban district to create the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth.^[20]

Second World War

Nuneaton suffered heavy bombing damage during The Blitz in the Second World War between 1940 and 1942. The heaviest bombing raid on Nuneaton took place on 17 May 1941, when 130 people were killed, 380 houses were destroyed, and over 10,000 damaged.^[21][22]

Economy

Ropewalk Shopping Centre

Nuneaton's traditional industries like textiles and manufacturing have declined significantly in the post-war years. Due to its transport links, Nuneaton is now largely a commuter town for nearby Coventry and Birmingham. However electronics and distribution remain major economic activities in the town. MIRA Limited, formerly the Motor Industry Research Association, is based on a disused wartime airfield on the A5, to the north of the town.

One of the biggest developments in the town's history, the multimillion-pound Ropewalk Shopping Centre, opened in September 2005 in the hope that it will give the town extra income from the shopping, attract more visitors and retailers, and attract shoppers as an alternative to larger retail centres such as Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Solihull, with other shopping available at the longer established Abbeygate Shopping Centre located in the centre of the town. Holland & Barrett has its headquarters in the town, while Bermuda Park, which is south of Nuneaton, is the location of the national distribution centres of Dairy Crest and RS Components. Nuneaton is also the location of several international online marketing companies.

Politics

Nuneaton Town Hall (1934) architects: Peacock & Bewley of Birmingham

National

Nuneaton is part of the constituency of the same name in the House of Commons. The constituency is currently represented by the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), Marcus Jones, who was first elected in the 2010 general election. From 1935–1983 Nuneaton was a safe Labour seat, but it has become more marginal. Between 1983 and 1992, the Conservatives held the seat, until losing it back to Labour. For the next 18 years, the Labour Party (in the form of Bill Olner) was the local representative at Parliament, until his retirement.

Local

The local council, Nuneaton and Bedworth, is currently controlled by the Labour party.^[23] On 1 April 1974, as a part of wholesale local authority reorganisation, the then Nuneaton Borough Council was merged with the neighbouring Bedworth Urban District to form a new district council. Borough status was conferred on the new district on 15 November 1976. The new council was initially known as "Nuneaton Council" and then "Nuneaton Borough Council". However, in 1980, following objections from Bedworth residents, the name of the Borough was changed to "Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council".^[24] The council was controlled by the Labour Party from 1973, when the shadow council was elected in preparation for the 1974 merger, until the 2008 local elections, when the Conservatives gained control, ending 35 years of Labour rule. (Further reading: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election, 2008)^[25][26] However, the period of Conservative control was relatively short lived. The Labour Party won two seats from the Conservative Party in the 2010 local elections, giving no party overall control of the council (but leaving the Labour Party as the largest grouping). (Further reading: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election, 2010)^[27] In 2012 Labour gained a further 8 seats to regain overall control. (Further reading: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election, 2012)

Nuneaton is currently covered by 11 of the borough's 17 electoral wards (see table below). Each ward elects two councillors, who serve 4 year terms. There are elections every 2 years.

Religion

St Nicolas Parish Church

Nuneaton's name reflects the effect that Christianity has had upon the town's history. Although the Benedictine nunnery which gave the town its name was destroyed at the time of the Reformation, the remaining fragments were incorporated into the Anglican church building now known as the Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin in Manor Court Road. This is a Victorian construction.

Church of England

Near the town centre, but unusually not a part of it and outside the ring road, lies the medieval church of St. Nicolas- a grade I listed building.^[51] Chilvers Coton contains All Saints' Church, where Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) worshipped and Justin Welby, now Archbishop of Canterbury, served as a curate.^[52] This was badly damaged by bombing during the Second World War, and rebuilt largely by German prisoners of war. There are also Anglican churches in Weddington (St James's), Attleborough (Holy Trinity), Stockingford (St Paul's), Galley Common (St Peter's), Abbey Green (St Mary's), and more recently built(1954), in Camp Hill St Mary's And St John's

Roman Catholic Church

There are two parishes in the town serving the Catholic community in Nuneaton. Our Lady of the Angels on Coton Road, was opened in 1838 (originally as St Mary's). The building, designed by Joseph Hansom, was extensively remodeled in 1936. The Parish of St Anne's, Chapel End, Nuneaton was created in 1949 out of the Parish of Our Lady of the Angels (which originally covered the whole town). The original church building was replaced with the existing church, which was opened in 2000.

Other Christian traditions

In the town, Baptist, Methodist, Wesleyan Reform Union, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pentecostal, the Salvation Army, United Reformed and Christadelphian churches serve their respective congregations.

A Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is located in the Stockingford area and Christadelphians in Whitestone.

Other world religions

In addition to Christianity, there are also followers of Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism. There is a mosque on Frank Street, Chilvers Coton and two gurdwaras (Sikh temples): the Nuneaton Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Park Avenue, Attleborough, and the Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara in Marlborough Road, Chilvers Coton.

A number of Jewish families have settled in and around Nuneaton over the past two centuries as local industries have grown and ebbed. Historically, families would travel for important life events and holidays to worship at the mediaeval Spon Street Synagogue in Coventry, at the short lived Hinckley Synagogue in the early 20th century and most recently, in the modern Coventry Reform Synagogue. There has never been a formal, organised community in the area and most Jewish people are now elderly, with younger more observant people moving to larger communities in London and Manchester.

The Baha'i Faith was introduced to Nuneaton in the early 1970s and now has a community of over 30 members.

Demographics

At the 2011 census there were 86,552 residents in Nuneaton in 37,317 households. The median age of Nuneaton residents was 39.^[53]

in terms of ethnicity:^[53]

• 91.6% of Nuneaton residents were White (Comprising 89.3% White British, 1.8% Other White, 0.5% Irish and 0.1% Gypsy/Irish Traveller).


• 6.2% were Asian (Comprising 4.4% Indian, 0.5% Pakistani, 0.2% Chinese and 1.1% from another Asian background)


• 0.8% were Black (Comprising 0.4% African, 0.3% Caribbean and 0.1% other Black)


• 1.1% were Mixed.


• 0.1% were Arab and 0.2% were from another ethnic group.

In terms of religion, 63.5% of Nuneaton residents identified as Christian, 24.3% said they had no religion, 6.0% did not state any religion, 3.1% were Muslim, 1.2% were Hindu, 1.2% were Sikh, 0.4% were Buddhists, and 0.4% were from another religion.^[53]

Media

Radio

The local radio stations are:

• 
  BBC Coventry & Warwickshire: 104.0FM


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  The New 107 Oak FM (formerly Fosseway Radio): 107.9FM


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  Free Radio Coventry and Warwickshire (formally known as Mercia Sound and Mercia FM): 97.0FM


• Anker Radio – which serves the George Eliot Hospital, but can be heard on 1386am.


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  BBC Radio Leicester can be received in the town on 104.9FM.

Written media

The main local newspapers are:

• The Tribune (formerly the People's Tribune (1895), Midland Counties Tribune (1903) and Nuneaton Evening Tribune (1957)): It is owned by Trinity Mirror's Coventry Newspapers (publisher of the Coventry Telegraph). Covering 'northern Warwickshire' (particularly Nuneaton, Bedworth and Atherstone), the free paper is available weekly to collect at many newsagents in the area on a Thursday or Friday.


• The Nuneaton Telegraph; a localised sub-edition of the Coventry Telegraph, it was launched in 1992 (when the aforementioned Tribune switched from daily to weekly production).


• The Nuneaton News (originally known as the Evening News upon launch and then the Heartland Evening News): Owned by Local World, it is published on weekdays. The Wednesday edition is circulated free throughout the town, whereas the daily paper on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday are paid. It was founded in 1992, following the decision of the Tribune's publisher to switch to a weekly freesheet.

Television news

The Nuneaton area is covered on regional TV News by:

• BBC Midlands Today


• ITV News Central

Transport

Nuneaton railway station

The town is near the M6, the M42 and M69 motorways and the main A5 trunk road (Watling Street), which also acts as a border with Leicestershire and the neighbouring town of Hinckley. The A444 provides a high-speed dual-carriageway route into the town from the south and also acts as the often busy town centre ring road. The A47 links the town with neighbouring Hinckley and onwards to Leicester, and the A4254 – Eastern Relief Road – provides direct access from the east of Nuneaton to the south, avoiding the town centre.

The town has two railway stations: the main Nuneaton railway station near the town centre is an important railway junction, served by the West Coast Main Line running from London to the North West, the cross-country Birmingham to Peterborough Line and by a line to Coventry via Bedworth. A new railway station at Bermuda Park was opened south of the town centre in 2016 on the line towards Coventry,^[54] as part of the NUCKLE (Nuneaton, Coventry, Kenilworth, and Leamington) rail upgrade scheme.

Historically Nuneaton was also served by Chilvers Coton station, Abbey Street station, and Stockingford station. Chilvers Coton station was located on the Coventry line, a short distance north of the new Bermuda Park station, and was closed in 1965, Abbey Street station, and Stockingford station were on the line towards Birmingham and were both closed in 1968. In January 2017, there were proposals to open a new station at Stockingford, at a different location from the former one, which could open by 2023.^[55]

The Coventry Canal passes through the town.

The main operators for buses in Nuneaton are Stagecoach in Warwickshire and Travel de Courcey.

Recreation and culture

Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, Riversley Park, home of collection on writer George Eliot

Nuneaton has two non-league football teams: Nuneaton Boro (nicknamed "the Boro") who play in the National League North and Nuneaton Griff who play in the Midland Football League Division One. Sunday League football is played in the town, with teams from Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire competing in the Nuneaton & District Sunday Football League (NDSFL).

There are three rugby union clubs: Nuneaton R.F.C. (nicknamed "the Nuns"), who play in National 3 Midlands, Nuneaton Old Edwardians of Midlands 2 West (South) division and Manor Park of the Midlands 4 West (South) league.

The town is also the location of Nuneaton Bowling club, where flat green bowls is played.^[56]

There are three main leisure centres in the town owned by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and managed by Everyone Active on the council's behalf (after a competitive tender process):

• Pingles Leisure Centre – The Pingles is the main leisure centre in Nuneaton. It was rebuilt in 2004 to replace the original Pingles that was built in 1965. The new Pingles includes an indoor and outdoor swimming areas, a dance studio and gym. The Pingles also has an associated athletics stadium, the Pingles Stadium, which was built in 2004. The Pingles Stadium has a 250-seater stand, a running track and athletics facilities. The stadium also has a football pitch which is used by Nuneaton Griff for their home matches.


• Jubilee Sports Centre – The Jubilee Sports Centre is a sports hall. The hall is used for various sports including badminton, five-a-side football/indoor football and basketball. The Jubilee also has a scoreboard, used for major basketball and indoor football matches. The hall can be hired out for uses such as karate lessons.


• Etone Sports Centre – Etone Sports Centre is another sports hall. Etone sports hall also has astroturf football pitches which are used also for hockey. The centre is in the grounds of the school which bears the same name, Etone School, but 'Everyone Active' maintains the building.

Nuneaton has a museum and art gallery in the grounds of Riversley Park adjacent to the town centre. The museum includes a display on George Eliot. Eliot's family home Griff House is now a restaurant and hotel on the A444.^[57]

The Abbey Theatre is Nuneaton's only theatre and hosts a wide variety of performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring shows, musicals, pantomime and drama. Run solely by volunteers, the Abbey Theatre seats 250 plus space for wheelchair patrons.^[58]

Nuneaton annually enters the Britain in Bloom competition and in 2000, Nuneaton and Bedworth was a national finalist. It is the location of Nuneaton Carnival, the largest carnival in Warwickshire, which takes place every June.^[59]

Nuneaton was home to the smallest^{[citation needed]} independent newspaper in Britain (the Heartland Evening News) until it was purchased in 2006 by life News & Media.

Public art in Nuneaton includes a statue of George Eliot on Newdegate Square, and the Gold Belt.

Education

Primary

• Abbey CE Infant School (ages 4–7)


• All Saints' CE Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Camp Hill Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Chetwynd Junior School (ages 7–11)


• Chilvers Coton Community Infant School (ages 4–7)


• Croft Junior School (ages 7–11)


• Galley Common Infant School (ages 4–7)


• Glendale Infant School (ages 4–7)


• Michael Drayton Junior School (in nearby Hartshill; ages 7–11)


• Middlemarch Junior School (ages 7–11)


• Milby Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Milverton House School (independent; ages 0–11)


• Oak Wood Primary School (special school; ages 4–11)


• Our Lady & St Joseph Catholic Academy (ages 4–11)


• Park Lane Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Queen's CE Junior School (ages 7–11)


• St Anne's Catholic Primary School (ages 4–11)


• St Nicolas' CE Primary School (ages 4–11)


• St Paul's CE Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Stockingford Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Weddington Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Wembrook Primary School (ages 4–11)


• Nursery Hill Primary School (ages 4-11)


• Whitestone Infant School (ages 4–7)

Secondary

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  Etone College (ages 11–18)


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  The George Eliot School (ages 11–16)


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  Hartshill School (in nearby Hartshill; ages 11–16)


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  Higham Lane School, Business and Enterprise Academy (ages 11–18)


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  The Nuneaton Academy, resulting from the merger of Alderman Smith School and Manor Park School (ages 11–18)


• Oak Wood Secondary School (special school; ages 11–16)


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  St Thomas More Catholic School (ages 11–18)

Further education

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  King Edward VI College (ages 16–19)


• North Warwickshire and Hinckley College


• St Thomas More R.C. Sixth Form College


• Etone Sixth Form College


• Higham Lane Sixth Form College

George Eliot's inspirations

Statue of George Eliot on Newdegate Square

Many locations in George Eliot's works were based on places in or near her native Nuneaton, including:

• Milby (town and parish church, based on Nuneaton and St Nicolas parish church);


• Shepperton (based on Chilvers Coton);


• Paddiford Common (based on Stockingford, which at the time had a large area of common land including its parish Church of St Paul's);


• Knebley (based on Astley; Knebley Church is Astley Church, while Knebley Abbey is Astley Castle);


• Red Deeps (based on Griff Hollows);


• Cheverel Manor (based on Arbury Hall);


• Dorlcote Mill (based on Griff House);


• The Red Lion (based on the Bull Hotel, now the George Eliot Hotel in Bridge Street, Nuneaton);


• Middlemarch (based on Coventry);


• Treby Magna (also thought to be based on Coventry);


• Little Treby (thought to be based on Stoneleigh);


• Transome Court (thought to be based on Stoneleigh Abbey).

Notable people

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George Eliot, born in Nuneaton

Ken Loach, film director

Literature

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  George Eliot (1819–1880), Victorian novelist^[60]
  


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  A. J. Quinnell (1940–2005), English thriller novelist

Science and technology

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  John Barber (1734–1793), inventor of the gas turbine in 1791


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  John Birch (1867–1945), motorcycle manufacturer and designer


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  Richard K. Guy (born 1916), British mathematician and author

Media and the arts

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  Paul Bradley, (born 1955) actor (born in Nuneaton)^[60]
  


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  Ben Daniels, (born 1964) actor (born in Nuneaton)^[60]
  


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  Gareth Edwards, (born 1975) film director, Monsters, Godzilla and the 2016 Star Wars standalone film, Rogue One.^[60]
  


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  Chris Emmett, (born 1938) comedian, notably appearing on 3-2-1
  


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  Eyeless In Gaza, post-punk duo, formed 1980


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  Fresh Maggots, early 1970s folk/psychedelic rock group


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  Larry Grayson, (1923–1995) comedian, entertainer and television presenter, long term resident of Nuneaton.^[60]
  


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  Alan and Graham "Kidder" Hammonds, musicians, Incredible Kidda Band (grew up in Nuneaton and went to Alderman Smith and Manor Park Grammar School respectively)


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  Jon Holmes, (born 1969) writer, comedian and broadcaster (grew up in Nuneaton)


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  Conrad Keely, (born 1972) musician, born in Nuneaton^[60]
  


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  Ken Loach, (born 1936) film and television director^[60]
  


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  Justin Welch, (born 1972) drummer with Britpop band Elastica (1991–2001) and a drummer for Suede in their formative years


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  Mary Whitehouse, (1910-2001) TV campaigner (born in Nuneaton)^[60]
  

Sports

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  Ben Ackland, Irish cricketer (born in Nuneaton)


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  Julian Alsop, footballer


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  Stuart Attwell, Premier League referee


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  Laura Bassett, Member of the 2015 WWC Bronze medal winning England Women's National Football team


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  Paul Best, retired cricketer^[61]
  


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  John Curtis, footballer


• 
  Matty Fryatt, footballer


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  Andy Goode, Wasps RFC & England International Rugby Union Player


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  Trevor Peake, footballer, 1987 FA Cup winner with Coventry City (born in Nuneaton)


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  Mick Price, snooker player


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  George Reader, football referee; officiated in the final game of the 1950 FIFA World Cup
  


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  Dean Richards, former England Rugby Union player and Rugby Union Coach (born in Nuneaton)


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  Nicki Shaw, a former member of the England Women's Cricket team (born in Nuneaton)


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  Andy Sullivan, golfer


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  Adam Whitehead, Olympic swimmer


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  Peter Whittingham, footballer (born in Whitestone, Nuneaton)


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  Nigel Winterburn, retired footballer


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  Jake Dennis, racing driver

Other

• 
  Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK.


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  Ian Corder, UK Military Representative to NATO and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.


• 
  Richard Freeman, cryptozoologist (born in Nuneaton)


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  William Gadsby, (1773–1844) an English Baptist pastor born in Attleborough who wrote many hymns.


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  Jeffrey Green, historian


• 
  Cecil Leonard Knox, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born in Nuneaton)

Districts and suburbs of Nuneaton

A map of Nuneaton

Within the borough boundaries:

• Abbey Green


• Arbury


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  Attleborough (including Maple Park)


• Bermuda


• Caldwell


• Camp Hill


• Chapel End (including The Shires)


• Chilvers Coton


• Galley Common


• Griff


• Grove Farm


• Heath End


• Hill Top


• Horeston Grange


• Robinson's End


• St Nicolas Park


• Stockingford (including Glendale, Sunnyside, Black-a-Tree, Church Farm)


• Weddington


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  Whitestone (including Crowhill)


• Whittleford (including Poplar Farm, Hawthorn Common)

Outside the borough boundaries but often considered to be part of the town:

• Ansley


• Ansley Common


• Arley


• Astley


• Bramcote


• Caldecote


• Hartshill


• Oldbury

Landmarks

A major local landmark in Nuneaton, which can be seen for many miles is Mount Judd which is a conical shaped former spoil heap, 158 metres (518 ft) high made from spoil from the former Judkins Quarry. It is also known locally as the Nuneaton Nipple.^[62][63] In May 2018 it was voted the best UK landmark in an online poll for the Daily Mirror newspaper, beating competition from the likes of the Angel of the North and Big Ben.^[64]

Another well known landmark is the Roanne Fountain, also known as the Dandelion Fountain, which sits in the middle of a roundabout in the town centre, it was built in 2000, and features 385 spraying arms which spray out 50,000 gallons of water per hour.^[65] In 2016 it was voted the 'UK Roundabout of the Year' by the Roundabout Appreciation Society, who stated that the town should feel "very proud for achieving such a high roundabout accolade."^[66]

Mount Judd, viewed from the north

The Roanne Dandelion Fountain

Twin towns

The borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth is twinned with the following towns:

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  Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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  Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain


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  Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany^[67]
  

References

• Nuneaton history

Bibliography

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nuneaton.

• Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council