Legend has it that the city was the birthplace of St. George, dragon slayer and patron saint of England
- 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.
