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Willenhall is a suburb of Coventry, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Willenhall is in the south-east of the city adjacent to the suburbs of Binley , Ernesford Grange and Whitley . It covers the area bounded by the Rugby to Coventry railway line , the River Sowe and the city's boundary with Warwickshire .
Coventry (/ ˈ k ɒ v ən t r i / ⓘ KOV-ən-tree [6] or rarely / ˈ k ʌ v-/ KUV-) [7] is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345 ...
Willenhall Library (formerly Willenhall Town Hall). By 1901, the population of "Willenhall, minus Short Heath" was 18,515. [14]Football came to Willenhall on 4 September 1905 when Spring Bank Stadium was opened in Temple Road, serving Willenhall Swifts F.C., whose first opponents in a friendly at the stadium were the Football League side Birmingham City.
Binley evolved from a small mining village on the outskirts of Coventry to a large residential area composing private residences and council-owned properties. It is famous for the Binley Mega Chippy, which is located within Binley. Binley is part of the ward of Binley and Willenhall, which had a population of 17,774 at the 2021 census. [1]
1950–1974: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Godiva, St Michael's, Westwood, and Whoberley. From 1974 to 1997, the city centre was part of the now-abolished Coventry South East constituency. 1997–2024: The City of Coventry wards of Binley and Willenhall, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, St Michael's, Wainbody, and Westwood.
Samuel Watson, who was sheriff of Coventry in 1682, became famous for making an ingenious astronomical clock; John Carte, a watchmaker from Coventry had set up his own business in London by 1695, and the mayor of Coventry in 1727 was a watchmaker named George Porter. The firm of "Vale" was established in the late 1740s, and "Rotherhams" set up ...
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Coventry East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands. Having previously existed from 1945 to 1974, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , formed primarily from the abolished constituency of Coventry North East . [ 2 ]