What is Nuneaton?
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Nuneaton |latitude= 52.523 |longitude= -1.4683 |civil_parish= | population = 70,721 | population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001]]) |shire_district= |shire_county= |region= |constituency_westminster= |post_town= NUNEATON |postcode_district = CV10, CV11, CV13 |postcode_area= CV |dial_code= 024 |os_grid_reference= SP361918 |static_image= Ropewalk Shopping Centre.JPG |static_image_caption= <small>Nuneaton's Ropewalk Shopping Centre</small> }} '''Nuneaton''' is the largest town in the [[England|English]] county of [[Warwickshire]]. Nuneaton is famous for the novelist, [[George Eliot]], who was born on a farm outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in Nuneaton during her early life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.online-literature.com/george_eliot/|title=George Eliot|publisher=online-literature.com|accessdate=2009-11-22}}</ref> ==Geography== The town is 14.5&nbsp;km (9 miles) north of [[Coventry]], 32&nbsp;km (20 miles) east of [[Birmingham]] and 166&nbsp;km (103 miles) northwest of London. The ''River Anker'' runs through the town. Nuneaton had a population of 70,721 as of 2001<ref>2001 census</ref> though the 2008 estimate is 73,000. Nuneaton also has a football team called Nuneaton Town. ==Notable inhabitants== * [[George Eliot]], Victorian novelist ==References== {{commonscat}} {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Warwickshire]]