Spon End is a suburb 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 England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It is situated west of Coventry city centre. The

Butts Park Arena Butts Park Arena is a multi-use sports stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England. Its main use is as a Rugby football, rugby stadium (both rugby union, union and rugby league, league). It is the home ground for Coventry R.F.C. (since its opening) an ...

and a Premier Inn hotel are situated on the main road through Spon End. The Butts Park Arena, which was opened in 2004, is the home of Coventry Rugby Football club.

Coventry Bears The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club jointly based in Birmingham and Coventry, West Midlands, England. They were founded as the Coventry Bears in 1998 and entered the third tier of the British rugby league system, ...

rugby league club and

Coventry United Coventry United Football Club is an English association football club based in Coventry in the West Midlands. The team competes in the , the 9th tier of English football and are managed by Carl Nolan The club was founded in 2013 by chairman J ...

and

Coventry United L.F.C. Coventry United Women Football Club is an English women's football club based in Coventry. Currently they play in the Women's Championship, the second tier of women's domestic football in England. Originally founded in 2013 as Coventry City Lad ...

football clubs are tenants of Coventry Rugby club and also play at Butts Park Arena where an all-weather pitch has been installed.

rugby league club were tenants until 2022. The hotel is located in a building that used to be the home of

City College Coventry City College Coventry was a further education college based in the city of Coventry, England. It was formed in 2002 through the merger of two previous colleges in the city, although through them it has roots going back to the 19th century. ...

(formally called Coventry Technical College, often previously referred to as "The Butts"). That building also houses a community arts centre called The Albany Theatre. The headquarters of the Government department

Ofqual The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, exams and tests in England. Colloquially and publicly, Ofqual is often referred to as the exam "watchdog ...

- The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation - is located between the hotel and the rugby ground. The railway line linking Coventry and Nuneaton passes over 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 ...

Spon End Viaduct Spon End Viaduct is a railway bridge which spans the River Sherbourne in Spon End, just west of the city centre of Coventry in central England. Description and history The viaduct is just north of Coventry station on the Coventry to Nuneaton ra ...

. The river then continues through the area under

Spon Bridge Spon Bridge is a bridge carrying Spon Street across the River Sherbourne in Coventry, central England. Description and history Spon Street is one of the oldest remaining streets in the centre of Coventry and the site of many historic buildings, so ...

, through a post-war housing estate, and under

Vignoles Bridge Vignoles Bridge is a footbridge over the River Sherbourne in Spon End, a western suburb of Coventry in central England. It stands just west of the inner ring road in the middle of a housing estate, to where it was relocated in 1969. It was built ...

before entering a culvert at the edge of the city centre. The area was historically connected to the city centre by

Spon Street Spon Street (sometimes referred to as Historic Spon Street or Medieval Spon Street) is an historic street in central Coventry, in the West Midlands of England. The street was once part of a route that ran from Gosford to Birmingham – a route ...

, though this ceased when the Coventry Inner Ring Road was built, cutting Spon Street in half. Adjacent areas besides the city centre include

Earlsdon Earlsdon is a residential suburb and electoral ward of Coventry, England. It lies approximately one mile to the southwest of Coventry City Centre. It is the birthplace of aviation pioneer Frank Whittle. Amenities Most shops and restaurants are ...

and

Chapelfields Chapelfields (also written Chapel Fields) is a suburb of Coventry, West Midlands, England. It is situated about 1.5 miles to the west of Coventry City Centre; bordering Coundon to the north, Earlsdon to the south, Spon End to the east and W ...

. File:Spon End - railway bridge 27s06.jpg,

File:Butts college 27s07.jpg, Butts Centre, Butts Rd, Spon End

External links

City College Coventry website
Suburbs of Coventry Conservation areas in England {{WestMidlands-geo-stub