Eastern Green is a mainly residential suburb in the far west of
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...
,
England
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, and was formerly a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
. Its most western area is Upper Eastern Green and the eastern area is Lower Eastern Green,
though residents generally do not distinguish between the two.
The sub-district of Mount Nod is located between Lower Eastern Green and the A45 Coventry to Birmingham dual-carriageway (the area east of Alderminster Road). The suburb of
Tile Hill
Tile Hill is a suburb in the west of Coventry, West Midlands, England.
It is mostly residential and partly industrial, with some common land and wooded areas.
Tile Hill railway station is located on the West Coast Main Line which links Covent ...
North is to the south and the districts of
Allesley
Allesley is an English suburban village and civil parish in the City of Coventry metropolitan borough, West Midlands, about 3¼ miles (5.25 km) west-northwest of Coventry city centre and 4 miles (6.5 km) east-south-east of Meriden. ...
, Allesley Green and
Whoberley
Whoberley is a residential suburb of the City of Coventry in the West Midlands, England.
The population of the Coventry Ward at the 2011 census was 15,903.
Situated approximately 2 miles to the west of the city centre, it borders Allesley ...
lie to the north and east. To the west is the boundary of the
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in West Midlands county, England. It is named after its largest town, Solihull, from which Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is based. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region ...
, including the village of
Berkswell
Berkswell ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England.
Historically in Warwickshire, Berkswell is situated in the rural east of the borough, approximately 2 miles (3.25 km) ...
.
A stream (‘Alles Brook’) runs from west to east through the middle of the district, and is known locally as 'The Brook.' For parts of its course, the brook is set in a narrow band of green land set with shrubbery and trees. It is a tributary of the
River Sherbourne
The River Sherbourne is a river that flows under the centre of the city of Coventry, in the West Midlands, in England.
The source of the river is in the fields near Hawkes End in the parish of Allesley. It flows for about 8 miles or 13 km ...
.
National Express Coventry
National Express Coventry is a bus operator providing services in Coventry. It is a subsidiary of National Express operating on the operators licence of National Express West Midlands.
History
In October 1986 the bus operations of the West ...
route 10 serves the area, with services running to
Whoberley
Whoberley is a residential suburb of the City of Coventry in the West Midlands, England.
The population of the Coventry Ward at the 2011 census was 15,903.
Situated approximately 2 miles to the west of the city centre, it borders Allesley ...
, Spon End and Coventry city centre.
Church of St Andrew
The Church of St Andrew, Upper Eastern Green, established in 1875, is on the western border of Coventry. It overlooks farmland and Solihull to the west. An infant school also named St Andrew's is situated adjacent to the eastern side of the church grounds.
References
Suburbs of Coventry
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