Nuneaton

Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire. Nuneaton is famous for the novelist, George Eliot, who was born on a farm outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in Nuneaton during her early life.^[1] Nuneaton is also the birthplace of renowned film director Ken Loach, twice winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.^[source?]

Nuneaton
Nuneaton's Ropewalk Shopping Centre
Nuneaton Location within the United Kingdom
Population	70,721 (2001)
OS grid reference	[SP361918 SP361918]
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NUNEATON
Postcode district	CV10, CV11, CV13
Dialling code	024
List of places UK England 52.523°N 1.4683°W / 52.523; -1.4683

Geography

The town is 14.5 km (9 miles) north of Coventry, 32 km (20 miles) east of Birmingham and 166 km (103 miles) northwest of London. The River Anker runs through the town. Nuneaton had a population of 70,721 as of 2001^[2] though the 2008 estimate is 73,000.

Nuneaton also has a football team called Nuneaton Town.

Notable inhabitants

• George Eliot, Victorian novelist
• Ken Loach, Film director