Why visit Exhall
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 49 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Bedworth Civic Hall, Arbury Hall and Bedworth Heritage Centre.
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About Exhall
Exhall is a suburban village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough in Warwickshire, England. It forms part of the Coventry and Bedworth urban area and is contiguous with the Coventry suburb of Longford and the village of Hawkesbury.
From the Wikipedia article Exhall (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
Bedworth Civic Hall
Cinema and theater · 1.1 mi
Arts centre in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
Museums and landmarks3
Arbury Hall
Museum · 2.7 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwickshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes49
The Bear and Ragged Staff
Bar and pub · 1.1 mi
50 King Street, Bedworth
Su-Th 08:00-23:00, Fr,Sa 08:00-01:00
The Boat Inn
Bar and pub · 0.5 mi
Blackhorse Road
Mo-Th 10:00-23:00, Fr 10:00-24:00, Sa 10:00-24:00, Su 10:00-22:30
Newdigate Colliery & District Sports and Social Club
Bar and pub · 1.1 mi
Smorrall Lane, Bedworth
37 more on the map.
History
The toponym of Exhall consists of the Brythonic word *egluɨs (whence egwlys in Welsh) meaning "church", and the Old English halh meaning "valley", as the parish church of St. Giles is situated in the valley of Breach Brook.
Historically, the parish of Exhall (which extends from Black Bank in Bedworth to the north of Holbrooks in Coventry) had no clear centre, instead being composed of a number of hamlets, such as Black Bank, Hayes Green, Exhall Hall Green, Wagon Overthrow, Little Bayton, Ash Green, Neal's Green and Newland. It is also sometimes referred to as Exhall-juxta-Coventry or Exhall near Coventry to distinguish it from the other "Exhall" in Warwickshire (Exhall-juxta-Alcester).
Although Exhall is not mentioned specifically in the Domesday Book, it would have probably formed part of lands owned by Lady Godiva in Ansty and Foleshill. In any case, the parish was probably inhabited from at least the 13th century, as the nave and chancel of St Giles's church appear to date from this period, with the tower added in the 14th century. Although the area remained largely rural until recent times, coal mines were attested from the early 17th century onwards.
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During the Industrial Revolution, activities such as coal-mining and brick-making were further developed, leading to an increase in the population of the parish, and consequently the construction of many small houses for workers. These were mainly located along what is now Black Bank/Coventry Road Exhall, in Ash Green and in Goodyers End in Bedworth (part of which is included in the parish of Exhall). In 1868, the main industry in the parish – in common with towns such as Nuneaton and Coventry – was ribbon-making. Saunders Manor was located on the outskirts of Exhall (on the site near Springfield Crescent) before being demolished. From the 1930s onwards, Exhall became more residential in character, with the construction of numerous housing estates, both social (e.g. the Armson Road/Grant Road estate at Hayes Green) and private (e.g. the Cedars Estate). Today the eastern area of Exhall is dominated by the large Bayton Road Industrial Estate which harbours around 200 businesses.
On 19 February 1949 two aircraft collided at 4,500 ft near Exhall. The wreckage fell near an old people's home, the Exhall Lodge Hospital. There were no survivors. In the 1960s, a large industrial estate was created in the east of Exhall, bordering the Coventry-Nuneaton line, at Bayton Road. Other industrial areas were subsequently developed at Black Horse Road and Grovelands (off Longford Road). Today, the name Exhall applies principally to the area immediately south of Bedworth (centred on Black Bank and Coventry Road Exhall), with Ash Green retaining a somewhat separate identity – a fact accentuated by the construction of the Bedworth Bypass (A444) in 1970 and the final section of the M6 motorway in 1971. Even today, Ash Green remains more rural than Exhall, with a number of farms still in operation (e.g. Exhall House Farm, Grange Farm, Newland Hall Farm, Barker's Farm).
From the History section of Exhall on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Exhall is an area 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south of Bedworth town centre, 4.5 miles (7 km) north-northeast of Coventry and 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Nuneaton. Though contiguous with the Bedworth urban area (and effectively a southern suburb of the town), its post town remains Coventry, given the CV6 and CV7 postcodes. Road signage indicating Exhall is scarce and is only found in and around southern Bedworth.
The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 8,006. It is bounded by a disused mineral railway (that used to serve Newdigate Colliery) to the north, the Coventry-Nuneaton Line to the east, Pickards Way (B4113 spur) and the M6 motorway to the south, and Church Lane/Bowling Green Lane and the River Sowe to the west. The area makes up the eastern part of the ecclesiastical parish of Exhall St Giles. However, the parish church of St Giles is located on the northeastern edge of nearby Ash Green (which forms the western part of the parish). The River Sowe and the Coventry Canal are the principal waterways in the area.
Education
Exhall Cedars Infant School & Nursery, a state school for pupils aged 2 to 7, in Trenance Road
St Giles Junior School, a state school for pupils aged 7 to 11, in Hayes Lane
The Grove Nursery School, a private school for children aged from 2 months to 5 years
Wheelwright Lane Primary School, a state primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11, in Wheelwright Lane
Before the reorganisation of schools in northern Warwickshire in 1996, there was another school in the area, Exhall First School (on the corner of School Lane and Exhall Green). This school merged with Cedars First School to form Exhall Cedars Infant School (on the Cedars site), and the old Exhall First School building is now a community centre. The secondary school for the area is Ash Green School, In July 2012, the school was formally recognised as a provider for Post 16 education. The Sixth Form Centre opened in September, 2012 and accommodates students studying AS, A Level courses and BTEC courses. Exhall Grange School, a school for students who are visually impaired and have other disabilities, can be found in the area. The school achieved Specialist Science College status in 2003.
From the Wikipedia article Exhall, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship22
Shopping11
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Healthcare7
Longford Primary Care Centre
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.1 mi
Longford Road, Coventry
Map of Exhall
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Getting there and nearby towns
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Bedworth 1 mi northeast, about 2 min by car
- Keresley 2 mi southwest, about 4 min by car
- Coventry 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Nuneaton 4 mi north, about 7 min by car
- Hartshill 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Brinklow 6 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Hinckley 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
- Ryton on Dunsmore 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Meriden 7 mi west, about 11 min by car
- Atherstone 8 mi north, about 13 min by car
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- The Exhall "Gulls" (23256573804), Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Exhall Queen (52117461765), Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Arbury Hall 01, David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St francis of assisi RC bedworth 3u07, Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- St Nicholas Church in Radford in Coventry 2s07, Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- XJ220 production at Abbey Panels, Mason Loades, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Hawkesbury Lane Signal Box (3) (25700237757), Rob Hodgkins, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 70015 Hawkesbury Lane LC, kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0
- England Frenzy 192 365 (43293788672), Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
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- England Frenzy (43293789112), Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Nick Skelton's gold postbox at Bedworth Civic Hall, Warwickshire, Oosoom (original), cropped by User:Ultra7, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Coventry's Other River The Sowe Bedworth to Longford Park Longford Community Nature Park. (34002922378), Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
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