| Nuneaton | |
|---|---|
Clockwise, from top: Market place; Nuneaton Town Hall; St Nicolas Church; Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery and George Eliot statue | |
  Nuneaton Location within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 88,813 (2021 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP361918 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NUNEATON |
| Postcode district | CV10, CV11 |
| Dialling code | 024 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Nuneaton (/nəˈniːtən/ nə-NEE-tən) is a market town in Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire to the north-east.[1] Nuneaton's population at the 2021 census was 88,813,[2] making it the largest town in Warwickshire. Nuneaton's urban area, which also includes the large villages of Bulkington and Hartshill, had a population of 99,372 at the 2021 census.[3]
Nuneaton gained its name from a medieval nunnery which was established in the 12th century, when it became a small market town. It later developed into an important industrial town due to ribbon weaving and coal mining.
The author George Eliot was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. Her novel Scenes of Clerical Life (1858) depicts Nuneaton. The George Eliot Hospital is named after her,[4] and there is also a statue of her in the town centre.
- ^ OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46404 0
- ^ "Nuneaton in Warwickshire (West Midlands) Built-up Area". City Population. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England". City Population. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ [1] Archived 1 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine