Legend has it that the city was the birthplace of St. George, dragon slayer and patron saint of England
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Historically part of Warwickshire, Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second-largest city in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham.
Coventry is 95 miles (153 km) northwest of central London, 19 miles (31 km) east-south-east of Birmingham, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Leicester and 11 miles (18 km) north of Warwick.
Coventry Cathedral was built after the destruction of the 14th-century cathedral church of Saint Michael by the German Luftwaffe in the Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940. Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry.
The city has two universities, Coventry University in the city centre and the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts.
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
