Nuneaton - town in Warwickshire, England

Nuneaton is the largest town in Warwickshire, with a population in 2011 of 86,552. It was heavily bombed in the Second World War and rebuilt in typically unsympathetic post-war style. Its best-known landmark is Mount Judd (aka the "Nuneaton Nipple"), a 518-foot spoil heap.

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Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery in Riversley Park

"Eaton" means a settlement next to water, and the "nun" was added when a Benedictine nunnery was founded in the 12th century. In the 17th century Nuneaton manufactured silk ribbons, and in the 19th century it became a coal-mining town. That era was captured by George Eliot (penname of Mary Ann Evans, 1819 – 1880); born locally, her novels depict rural provincial life as it becomes challenged by the march of industry, and they refer to the town as "Milby".

Get in

Nuneaton is east of Birmingham.

By car

The town is close to the M6, M1 and M42 motorways, so is easy to reach by road from anywhere in England.

By train

Nuneaton Station 📍 is an important railway junction and is served by trains on the UK West Coast mainline.

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  • The Felix Holt, 3 Stratford St, CV11 5BS, 52.52297°, -1.46922°, +44 24 7634 7785. Wetherspoon's pub with meals named after a character created by George Eliot. 2017-04-18
  • The Silk Mill Nuneaton, 42 Newdegate St, Nuneaton CV11 4EU, +44 24 7632 0589. Friendly pub that shows sports, serves meals unlike some pubs in Nuneaton. For those who don't drink, there's coffee. 2021-07-31

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Nuneaton

Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:Europe/LondonPopulation:86,552Coordinates:52.52, -1.47

Warwickshire

2nd-order administrative division

England

Primary administrative division

United Kingdom

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Population:66.5 MDial code:+44Currency:Pound (GBP)Voltage:230 V, 50 Hz