Coleshill (Warwickshire, England)

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Name (Latin)
Coleshill (Warwickshire, England)
Coordinates
-1.708 -1.708 52.499 52.499 (gooearth )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 154074405
Wikidata: Q1108196
Library of congress: nr2004001666
Sources of Information
  • Georgian Coleshill, 2003
  • Collins Britain atlas and gaz., c1999(Coleshill, Warks. small town, 9m/14km E of Birmingham)
  • The survey gaz. of the British Isles, 1904(Coleshill, market town and par. M.R., N.W. Warwickshire, on river Cole, 10 miles NE. of Birmingham)
  • Barth. gaz. of places in Brit., 1986(Coleshill, Warwicks 9m/14km E of Birmingham ; cites 2 others)

Wikipedia description:

Coleshill ( KOH-zil) is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole, on which it stands. It had a population of 6,900 in the 2021 census, and is situated 11 miles (18 km) east of Birmingham, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) southeast of Sutton Coldfield, 11 miles (18 km) south of Tamworth, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Coventry by road and 12.5 miles (20 km) west of Nuneaton. It borders the suburban parish village of Kingshurst in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull to the west. It is also home to the 505-year-old Coleshill School seated next to the dual carriageway.

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