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Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough, in the West Midlands region of England, UK. It has esimate population about 305,000 according to 2006 census.Coventry is the eighth largest city in England and the eleventh largest in the UK.
Coventry have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva.
By the 14th century Coventry had become an important centre of the cloth trade, and throughout the Middle Ages was one of the largest and most important cities in England. In the late 19th century Coventry became a major centre of bicycle. By the early 20th century bicycle manufacture had evolved into motor manufacture, and Coventry became a major centre of the British motor industry.
Coventry main industries include: cars, electronic equipment, machine tools, agricultural machinery, man-made fibres, aerospace components and telecommunications equipment. In recent years the city has moved away from manufacturing industries towards business services, finance, research, design and development, creative industries as well as logistics and leisure.
Coventry has two universities; Coventry University situated on a modern city centre campus and the University of Warwick, which lies 5 km to the south of the city centre on the border with Warwickshire.
Coventry railway station is served by the West Coast Main Line, and has regular rail services between London and Birmingham .It is also served by railway lines to Nuneaton via Bedworth.
Bus services in Coventry are operated by Travel West Midlands, Stagecoach and Mike de Courcey Travel.
The nearest major airports are Birmingham International Airport, some aobut 17 km to the west of the city and Coventry Airport in Baginton, from which Thomsonfly operates commmercial scheduled flights to more than 20 European destinations, located 8 km south of the city centre.
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