Coventry
a city in England, county of Warwick, 85 miles N. W. of London. It was formerly surrounded with lofty walls and had 12 gates, and was the see of a bishop early conjoined with Lichfield. Parliaments were convened here by the earlier monarchs of England, several of whom occasionally resided in the place. Pageants and processions were celebrated in old times with great magnificence, and a remnant COVERDALE of these still exists in the processional show in honor of LADY GODIVA (q. v.).
There are still a few narrow and irregular streets, lined with houses in the style of the 15th and 16th centuries.
There are several fine churches.
Coventry is the center of the ribbon trade.
Pop. (1918) 119,023.