 Modern-day Spon Street, looking west towards Spon End | |
| Length | 0.16 mi (0.26 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | Coventry, England |
| Postal code | CV1 |
| Coordinates | 52°24′29″N 1°30′59″W / 52.408016°N 1.516320°W |
Spon Street (sometimes referred to as Historic Spon Street or Medieval Spon Street) is an historic street in central Coventry, in the West Midlands of England. The street was once part of a route that ran from Gosford to Birmingham – a route which remained intact (though superseded by more modern roads) until the 1960s. During the construction of Coventry's Inner Ring Road, built to relieve traffic on the narrow city centre streets, Spon Street was cut in half and the route severed.[1][2]
- ^ "Coventry's Spon Street Through the Ages". BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. April 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "A Colourful History..." sponstreetcoventry.co.uk. Spon Street Coventry. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.