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| '''Coleshill''' is a market town in the ] district of ], ], taking its name from the ]. It has a population of 6,343 (2001 census). | '''Coleshill''' is a market town in the ] district of ], ], taking its name from the ]. It has a population of 6,343 (2001 census). | ||
| Coleshill is next to the border with the ] just outside ] |
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| Coleshill dates back to ] times, (although a ] ] was discovered nearby in the 1970s) but became important as a ] on the ] road from ] to ]. At one point there were over over twenty ]s in the town. | Coleshill dates back to ] times, (although a ] ] was discovered nearby in the 1970s) but became important as a ] on the ] road from ] to ]. At one point there were over over twenty ]s in the town. | ||
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Template:GBmap-named Coleshill is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole. It has a population of 6,343 (2001 census).
Coleshill is next to the border with the West Midlands just outside Birmingham. Coleshill is seperated from Birmingham by a gap of around one mile, despite this, by some definitions Coleshill is considered part of the West Midlands Urban Area. In the 1970s Coleshill narrowly avoided being absorbed into Birmingham.
Coleshill dates back to Saxon times, (although a Roman temple was discovered nearby in the 1970s) but became important as a staging post on the coaching road from London to Holyhead. At one point there were over over twenty inns in the town.
One of the most notable buildings in the town is the Church of St Peter and St Paul which has a 52 metre (170ft) high steeple, dating from the 13th century, and a 12th century font.
The town is close to the M6 and M42 motorways.