Bedworth: North Warwickshire Coal and Ribbon Weaving Town With an Armistice Day Tradition
Bedworth sits in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough of Warwickshire, about five miles south of Nuneaton and eight miles north of Coventry. The population is around 32,000. The town has two historical economic pillars: coal mining and ribbon weaving. The silk and ribbon weaving trade, established by Huguenot refugees in the 17th century, was concentrated in the top-floor workshops of cottages along the main streets. The last deep coal mine in the area, Coventry Colliery at nearby Keresley, closed in 1991. Bedworth is one of the few places in England that still marks Armistice Day with a full civic parade and two-minute silence every 11 November, earning it the unofficial title of the "town that never forgot." Nicholas Chamberlaine, a 17th-century rector, left an endowment that still funds local almshouses and a school.
The town centre along All Saints Square and the pedestrianised area has the Civic Hall and a regular market. The Miners' Welfare Park off Coventry Road reflects the mining heritage. Bedworth station is on the Coventry to Nuneaton line, with trains to Coventry in about 15 minutes. The A444 connects south to Coventry and north to the M42. The M6 runs to the west, accessible at junction 3. For those considering adult companionship in the north Warwickshire area, Bedworth's rail link to Coventry and road connections to the M6 and M42 put Coventry, Birmingham, and Leicester within reach.
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Bedworth sits in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough of Warwickshire, about five miles south of Nuneaton and eight miles north of Coventry. The population is around 32,000. The town has two historical economic pillars: coal mining and ribbon weaving. The silk and ribbon weaving trade, established by Huguenot refugees in the 17th century, was concentrated in the top-floor workshops of cottages along the main streets. The last deep coal mine in the area, Coventry Colliery at nearby Keresley, closed in 1991. Bedworth is one of the few places in England that still marks Armistice Day with a full civic parade and two-minute silence every 11 November, earning it the unofficial title of the "town that never forgot." Nicholas Chamberlaine, a 17th-century rector, left an endowment that still funds local almshouses and a school.
The town centre along All Saints Square and the pedestrianised area has the Civic Hall and a regular market. The Miners' Welfare Park off Coventry Road reflects the mining heritage. Bedworth station is on the Coventry to Nuneaton line, with trains to Coventry in about 15 minutes. The A444 connects south to Coventry and north to the M42. The M6 runs to the west, accessible at junction 3. For those considering adult companionship in the north Warwickshire area, Bedworth's rail link to Coventry and road connections to the M6 and M42 put Coventry, Birmingham, and Leicester within reach.
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