Nuneaton

Nuneaton is a town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough of northern Warwickshire

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Nuneaton and Bedworth - Warwickshire

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in central England. Nuneaton is the largest town in Warwickshire with a population of 77,500 (1998 est). The town is located roughly 8 miles (12 km) north of Coventry and 25 miles (40 km) east of Birmingham .

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England - Coventry - Birmingham

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Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who 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. Nuneaton is also the birthplace of film director Ken Loach, and the former "standards and morality" campaigner Mary Whitehouse. It was also the birthplace and home of the game show host Larry Grayson.

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19th century - George Eliot - Arbury Estate - 1819 - Ken Loach - Mary Whitehouse - Larry Grayson

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In fiction, Nuneaton is referred to as "Milby" in the George Eliot novel Scenes of Clerical Life (1858).

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The town is near the M6 and M69 motorways, and the A5 road. It is also an important railway junction, served by the West Coast Main Line and also by the Birmingham to Leicester railway line, and by a line to Coventry via Bedworth. The Coventry Canal and the River Anker run through the town.

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M6 - M69 - A5 road - An important railway junction - West Coast Main Line - Birmingham - Leicester - Coventry - Bedworth - Coventry Canal - River Anker

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Places near to Nuneaton include: Hinckley, Bedworth, Atherstone and Coventry.

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Hinckley - Bedworth - Atherstone - Coventry

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