Coleshill, Warwickshire

Coleshill
Seen from the northwest with the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
High Street looking southward
Coleshill
Location within Warwickshire
Population6,481 (2011)
OS grid reference[SP2089 SP2089]
Civil parish
  • Coleshill
District
  • North Warwickshire
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIRMINGHAM
Postcode districtB46
Dialling code01675
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
  • North Warwickshire

Coleshill (/ˈkzəl/ KOH-zəl) is a town in Warwickshire, England. It is named after the River Cole, which flows through the town around the hill Coleshill is built on. It is about 10.0 miles (16.1 km) east of Birmingham and about 10.4 miles (16.7 km) northwest of Coventry. In 2011, 6,481 people lived there.[1] The town has existed since the Iron Age.

References

  1. "Warwickshire Observatory Small Area Profiler". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.