Nuneaton

Nuneaton is the largest town in Warwickshire, with a population in 2021 of 89,000. It was heavily bombed in the Second World War and rebuilt in typically unsympathetic post-war style. Its best-known landmark is Mount Judd (aka the "Nuneaton Nipple"), a 518-foot spoil heap.

Understand


"Eaton" means a settlement next to water, and the "nun" was added when a Benedictine nunnery was founded in the 12th century. In the 17th century, Nuneaton manufactured silk ribbons, and in the 19th century, it became a coal-mining town. That era was captured by George Eliot (penname of Mary Ann Evans, 1819 – 1880); born locally, her novels depict rural provincial life as it becomes challenged by the march of industry, and they refer to the town as "Milby".

Get in
Nuneaton is east of Birmingham.

By car
The town is close to the M6, M1 and M42 motorways, so is easy to reach by road from anywhere in England.

Buy

 * Buy market produce at the market in the town centre.
 * Buy market produce at the market in the town centre.

Connect
As of May 2024, Nuneaton and its approach roads have 4G from Vodafone, and 5G from EE, O2 and Three.

Go next

 * Coventry