United Kingdom · City guides
Coventry
Coventry is a large city in the West Midlands region of England, part of the United Kingdom. It has a population of just over 365,000 (2018), making it the eleventh-largest city in the country. Locally, the city is known as 'The Three Spired City', because of the church and cathedral spires that form the most striking aspect of the city's landscape.
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- Scots
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- Type G
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West Midlands, United Kingdom · Population: 363K · Calling code: +44
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