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Coventry City Football Club

Photograph at the Coventry City Football Club blue plaque

Coventry stands as a significant cathedral city, deeply rooted in English history on the banks of the River Sherbourne. Its origins stretch back to the early Middle Ages, with its status as a city formally acknowledged in 1345. Over centuries, it grew into a substantial settlement, developing into a place of national importance and considerable wealth during the medieval period.

Today a metropolitan borough within the West Midlands county, Coventry is a large urban centre. According to the 2021 census, it was home to over 345,000 people. Situated approximately 19 miles from Birmingham, it is notable for being England's most central city, located just 12 miles from the country's geographical heartland in Leicestershire. Coventry is governed by its own City Council and also falls under the West Midlands Combined Authority.

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) - never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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