Spon End is a suburb of

Coventry Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centurie ...

, England. 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 stadium (both union and league). It is the home ground for Coventry R.F.C. (since its opening) and was the home of Midlands Hurricanes ...

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 rugby league club and Coventry United and Coventry United L.F.C. football clubs are tenants of Coventry Rugby club and also play at Butts Park Arena where an all-weather pitch has been installed. Coventry Bears rugby league club were tenants until 2022. The hotel is located in a building that used to be the home of City College Coventry (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 on Spon End Viaduct. The river then continues through the area under Spon Bridge, through a post-war housing estate, and under Vignoles Bridge 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 (county), West Midlands of England. The street was once part of a route that ran from Gosford St ...

, though this ceased when the Coventry Inner Ring Road was built, cutting Spon Street in half. Adjacent areas besides the city centre include Earlsdon and Chapelfields. File:Spon End - railway bridge 27s06.jpg, Spon End Viaduct 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