Nuneaton

Nuneaton
Clockwise, from top: Market place; Nuneaton Town Hall; St Nicolas Church; Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery and George Eliot statue
Nuneaton Location within Warwickshire
Population	88,813 (2021 census)
OS grid reference	SP361918
District	Nuneaton and Bedworth
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NUNEATON
Postcode district	CV10, CV11
Dialling code	024
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Nuneaton
List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°31′23″N 1°28′05″W / 52.523°N 1.468°W / 52.523; -1.468

Nuneaton (/nəˈniːtən/ nə-NEE-tən) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth in Warwickshire, England, located adjacent to the county border with Leicestershire to the north-east.^[1] Nuneaton's population at the 2021 census was 88,813,^[2] making it the largest town in Warwickshire. Nuneaton's larger urban area, which also includes the large adjoining villages of Bulkington and Hartshill had a population of 99,372 in the 2021 census.^[3]

Originally a small riverside settlement known as Etone, Nuneaton gained its name from a medieval nunnery which was established in the 12th century, during which it also became a small market town. It later developed into an important industrial town due to ribbon weaving and coal mining.

The author George Eliot was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. Her novel Scenes of Clerical Life (1858) depicts Nuneaton. There is a hospital named after her, The George Eliot Hospital.^[4] There is also a statue of George Eliot in the town centre.