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History :
History Bedworth
Originally a small market town with Saxon origin,[loft company]
Bedworth developed into an industrial town in the 18th and 19th
centuries, due largely to coal mining and the overspill of ribbon
weaving and textile industries from nearby Coventry.[Loft conversions]
The opening of the Coventry Canal in 1769 and later, the railway in
1850 enhanced the town's growth.[5] Until quite recently Bedworth was
primarily a coal mining town, but the last colliery was closed in
1994.[6]
Due to its good transport links, and proximity to major cities such as
Coventry, Birmingham and Leicester, Bedworth is now growing rapidly as
a dormitory town.
From 1894 Bedworth was a civil parish within the Foleshill Rural
District. In 1928 Bedworth was incorporated as an urban district in its
own right[7] In 1974 the Bedworth Urban District was merged with the
borough of Nuneaton to create the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Every year on Remembrance day 11 November many of the "bedites" gather
in the town to watch a remembrance parade. There are groups such as the
local Girls Brigade who march through the town and bands playing
commemorative music. There is also a wartime plane that scatters
poppies over the town.
Suburbs and districts
Bedworth has six main suburban districts, namely Collycroft, Exhall,
Mount Pleasant, Bedworth Heath, Coalpit Field and Goodyers End. Exhall
is a generic name for the area surrounding junction 3 of the M6
motorway, comprising parts of both Bedworth and Coventry. Much of what
is now considered Exhall within south Bedworth is also referred to as
Hayes Green by locals and on older maps of the area.