Atherstone /ˈæðərstən/ is a town and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone forms part of the border with Leicestershire along the A5 national route, and is only 4.5 miles from Staffordshire. It lies midway between the larger towns of Tamworth and Nuneaton and contains the administrative offices of North Warwickshire Borough Council.
Population: 11,304
Latitude: 52° 34' 31.30" N
Longitude: -1° 32' 48.95" W
The Battle of Bosworth (or Bosworth Field) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, t…
Coventry (/ˈkɒvəntri/) is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of England. It was the capital of England more than once in the 15th century when the seat of Government was held in Coventry.
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The University of Warwick (informally known as Warwick University or Warwick (/ˈwɒrɪk/)) is a public research university in Coventry, England. It was founded in 1965 as part of a government initiative to expand access to higher education.
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Coventry University is a public research university in the city of Coventry, England.
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Tamworth (/ˈtæmwərθ/) is a large market town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Birmingham city centre and 103 miles (166 km) northwest of London. Bordering northwest Warwickshire, Tamworth…
North Warwickshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Dan Byles, a Conservative.
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