Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull
Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull is one of the five sub-regions within the West Midlands.
Coventry
Coventry is the second largest city in the West Midlands, after Birmingham and, as an ancient city it predates many of the large cities around it such as Birmingham and Leicester.
Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry, and it has two universities, the city centre-based Coventry University and the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts. Coventry Cathedral is one of the newer cathedrals in the world, having been built following the World War II bombing of the ancient cathedral by the Luftwaffe.
Further Information
www.coventry.gov.uk
www.coventrypartnership.com
www.visitcoventry.co.uk
www.coventry.ac.uk
Warwickshire
The county of Warwickshire, known as Shakespeare's County, lies in the centre of England. The County is split into five districts; North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Bedworth, Rugby, Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick.
Warwickshire is an area of great contrasts with areas of great beauty, from the very deep south where the Cotswold bleeds into Warwickshire, to the industrial pits and canals of the northern coal mines. Warwickshire and Coventry are rich with history, and have played an important role during England’s timeline – be this during the age of the Roman Empire, the English Civil War or in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Warwickshire is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet, receiving about three million visitors a year from all over the world.
Further Information
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
www.rugby.gov.uk
www.northwarks.gov.uk
www.warwickdc.gov.uk
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
www.stratford.gov.uk
Solihull
Solihull lies in the centre of England and is known as a Town in the Country, by enjoying the best of both worlds. It was born at the crossroads of commerce, it is built on history and it breathes green and pleasant countryside.
The present Metropolitan Borough of Solihull has existed since 1st April 1974 when the Local Government Act 1972 came into force.The new borough incorporated the civil parishes of Balsall, Barston, Berkswell, Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Fordbridge, Hampton-in-Arden, Hockley Heath, Kingshurst and Meriden, covering a total area of 44,495 acres.
Further Information
www.solihull.gov.uk
www.solihull.gov.uk/solihullpartnership
www.visitsolihull.com