Little Heath, Coventry
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Little Heath is an area of Coventry
, in the county of West Midlands
, in England
. Most of the Little Heath area is in the Longford
ward of the city.
Little Heath mainly consists of the following residential streets: Gayer Street, Thomas Lane Street, Partridge Croft, Quilletts Close, part of Proffitt Avenue and most of Old Church Road. It also contains a former Courtaulds
factory, which is currently being demolished, and Little Heath Industrial Estate. The Coventry Canal
passes through the area. Little Heath is within walking distance of the Arena Park Tesco
Superstore, and close to the Foleshill fire station. The Royal Hotel is situated on Old Church Road by the canal bridge and is the only public house in the area.
Most of the area's terraced properties were built around 1910–1930 and Little Heath is served by a primary school of the same name. Also in the area in Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Primary School, which shares its sports field with Little Heath Primary School. The Catholic parish church for Good Shepherd Primary School is St. Elizabeth's RC Church in Edgwick
. The C of E church for Little Heath is St Laurence's, which has a church hall also used for groups such as the brownies and girl guides.
At the top end of Old Church Road there is another school - Foleshill C of E Primary School, which is not actually in Foleshill.
The canal towpath
can be accessed from the Old Church Road canal bridge.
Shops in Proffitt Avenue include a betting shop, a Chinese takeaway, a beauty salon, a hairdressers and a newsagent.
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, in the county of West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Most of the Little Heath area is in the Longford
Longford, Coventry
Longford is a ward in the north of Coventry, West Midlands, England. It is covered by the Coventry North East constituency and bounded by the wards of Holbrooks, Henley, Upper Stoke and Foleshill...
ward of the city.
Little Heath mainly consists of the following residential streets: Gayer Street, Thomas Lane Street, Partridge Croft, Quilletts Close, part of Proffitt Avenue and most of Old Church Road. It also contains a former Courtaulds
Courtaulds
Courtaulds was a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals.-Foundation:The Company was founded by George Courtauld and his cousin Peter Taylor in 1794 as a silk, crepe and textile business at Pebmarsh in north Essex trading as George Courtauld & Co...
factory, which is currently being demolished, and Little Heath Industrial Estate. The Coventry Canal
Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal is a navigable narrow canal in the Midlands of England.It starts in Coventry and ends 38 miles north at Fradley Junction, just north of Lichfield, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal...
passes through the area. Little Heath is within walking distance of the Arena Park Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
Superstore, and close to the Foleshill fire station. The Royal Hotel is situated on Old Church Road by the canal bridge and is the only public house in the area.
Most of the area's terraced properties were built around 1910–1930 and Little Heath is served by a primary school of the same name. Also in the area in Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Primary School, which shares its sports field with Little Heath Primary School. The Catholic parish church for Good Shepherd Primary School is St. Elizabeth's RC Church in Edgwick
Edgwick
Edgwick is a residential area of Coventry, West Midlands, England.It is situated in the north of the city, near the M6 motorway and the Ricoh Arena sports stadium....
. The C of E church for Little Heath is St Laurence's, which has a church hall also used for groups such as the brownies and girl guides.
At the top end of Old Church Road there is another school - Foleshill C of E Primary School, which is not actually in Foleshill.
The canal towpath
Towpath
A towpath is a road or trail on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge...
can be accessed from the Old Church Road canal bridge.
Shops in Proffitt Avenue include a betting shop, a Chinese takeaway, a beauty salon, a hairdressers and a newsagent.