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Village in Warwickshire, England

This article is about the settlement in Nuneaton and Bedworth. For the village near Alcester, see [Exhall, Stratford-on-Avon](/source/Exhall%2C_Stratford-on-Avon).

Human settlement in England

Exhall Church of St Giles Exhall Location within Warwickshire Population 8,006 (2011.ward) OS grid reference SP353856 District Nuneaton and Bedworth Shire county Warwickshire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town COVENTRY Postcode district CV6 / CV7 Dialling code 024 Police Warwickshire Fire Warwickshire Ambulance West Midlands UK Parliament North Warwickshire List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°28′N 1°29′W / 52.47°N 01.48°W / 52.47; -01.48

**Exhall** is a suburban village in the [Nuneaton and Bedworth](/source/Nuneaton_and_Bedworth) borough in [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire), England.[1] It forms part of the [Coventry and Bedworth urban area](/source/Coventry_and_Bedworth_urban_area) and is contiguous with the [Coventry](/source/Coventry) suburb of [Longford](/source/Longford%2C_Coventry) and the village of [Hawkesbury](/source/Hawkesbury%2C_Warwickshire).

## History

The toponym of *Exhall* consists of the [Brythonic](/source/Common_Brythonic) word **egluɨs* (whence *egwlys* in [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language)) meaning "church", and the [Old English](/source/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](/source/Holbrooks) in [Coventry](/source/Coventry)) had no clear centre, instead being composed of a number of [hamlets](/source/Hamlet_(place)), such as Black Bank, Hayes Green, Exhall Hall Green, Wagon Overthrow, Little Bayton, [Ash Green](/source/Ash_Green%2C_Warwickshire), Neal's Green and Newland.[2] 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](/source/Exhall%2C_Stratford-on-Avon)*).

Although Exhall is not mentioned specifically in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book), it would have probably formed part of lands owned by [Lady Godiva](/source/Lady_Godiva) in [Ansty](/source/Ansty%2C_Warwickshire) and [Foleshill](/source/Foleshill).[2] In any case, the parish was probably inhabited from at least the 13th century, as the [nave](/source/Nave) and [chancel](/source/Chancel) of [St Giles](/source/St_Giles)'s church appear to date from this period, with the [tower](/source/Bell_tower) added in the 14th century.[2] Although the area remained largely rural until recent times, [coal mines](/source/Coal_mines) were attested from the early 17th century onwards.

During the [Industrial Revolution](/source/Industrial_Revolution), activities such as [coal-mining](/source/Coal-mining) and [brick-making](/source/Brick-making) were further developed, leading to an increase in the population of the [parish](/source/Parish), and consequently the construction of many small houses for workers. These were mainly located along what is now Black Bank/[Coventry](/source/Coventry) Road Exhall, in [Ash Green](/source/Ash_Green%2C_Warwickshire) and in Goodyers End in Bedworth (part of which is included in the parish of Exhall).[2] In 1868, the main industry in the parish – in common with towns such as [Nuneaton](/source/Nuneaton) and Coventry – was [ribbon](/source/Ribbon)-making.[3] Saunders [Manor](/source/Manor_house) 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](/source/Housing_estate), 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](/source/1949_Exhall_mid-air_collision) at 4,500 ft near Exhall. The wreckage fell near an [old people's home](/source/Nursing_home), the Exhall Lodge [Hospital](/source/Hospital). There were no survivors.[4][5] In the 1960s, a large [industrial estate](/source/Industrial_estate) was created in the east of Exhall, bordering the [Coventry-Nuneaton line](/source/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](/source/Bedworth) (centred on Black Bank and [Coventry](/source/Coventry) Road Exhall), with [Ash Green](/source/Ash_Green%2C_Warwickshire) retaining a somewhat separate identity – a fact accentuated by the construction of the Bedworth Bypass ([A444](/source/A444_road)) in 1970 and the final section of the [M6 motorway](/source/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).

## Governance

From 1451 to 1842, Exhall was a [parish](/source/Parish) in the [Liberty of Coventry](/source/County_of_the_City_of_Coventry), which was geographically in the [hundred](/source/Hundred_(county_division)) of [Knightlow](/source/Knightlow) in the county of [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire), but administratively separate. Following the abolition of the Liberty of [Coventry](/source/Coventry), the city boundary was revised, with Exhall excluded. With the passing of the [Local Government Act 1894](/source/Local_Government_Act_1894), which established urban and rural districts in [England](/source/England) and [Wales](/source/Wales), Exhall formed part of the [Foleshill Rural District](/source/Foleshill_Rural_District),[6] up until the creation of the [Bedworth](/source/Bedworth) [urban district](/source/Urban_district_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)) in 1928, to which it was transferred. In 1931 the parish had a population of 4,426.[7] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Bedworth and Coventry.[8] Following [local government](/source/Local_government) reorganisation in 1974, Bedworth urban district was merged with [Nuneaton](/source/Nuneaton) municipal [borough](/source/Borough) to form the new borough of Nuneaton (renamed [Nuneaton & Bedworth](/source/Nuneaton_%26_Bedworth) in 1980). For electoral purposes, Exhall is split (at both borough and county level) along Black Bank/Coventry Road Exhall/Longford Road.

At [borough](/source/Borough) level, western Exhall is covered by Exhall [ward](/source/Electoral_ward) (together with [Ash Green](/source/Ash_Green%2C_Warwickshire) and [Keresley End](/source/Keresley_End)), while western Exhall is covered by Poplar ward (together with Coalpit Field and the southern part of Furnace Fields). Each ward is represented by two borough [councillors](/source/Councillor), who are elected for a four-year term by halves. At county level, western Exhall is covered by the Bede division (which also includes the area covered by the borough ward called Bede), while eastern Exhall is covered by the Poplar division (which is identical to the borough ward of the same name). Ash Green and Keresley End, however, are included in the [Bedworth](/source/Bedworth) West division, along with part of Bedworth Heath and Goodyers End. Each division elects one county councillor for a four-year term.

## Geography

Exhall is an area 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south of [Bedworth](/source/Bedworth) town centre, 4.5 miles (7 km) north-northeast of [Coventry](/source/Coventry) and 4.5 miles (7 km) south of [Nuneaton](/source/Nuneaton). Though contiguous with the Bedworth [urban area](/source/Urban_area) (and effectively a southern [suburb](/source/Suburb) of the town), its post town remains Coventry, given the CV6 and CV7 [postcodes](/source/Postcodes). Road signage indicating Exhall is scarce and is only found in and around southern Bedworth.

The population of the [ward](/source/Electoral_ward) taken at the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) was 8,006.[9] It is bounded by a disused mineral railway (that used to serve Newdigate [Colliery](/source/Colliery)) to the north, the [Coventry-Nuneaton Line](/source/Coventry-Nuneaton_Line) to the east, Pickards Way (B4113 spur) and the [M6 motorway](/source/M6_motorway) to the south, and Church Lane/[Bowling](/source/Bowls) Green Lane and the [River Sowe](/source/River_Sowe) to the west. The area makes up the eastern part of the ecclesiastical [parish](/source/Parish) of Exhall [St Giles](/source/St_Giles).[10] However, the [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of St Giles is located on the northeastern edge of nearby [Ash Green](/source/Ash_Green%2C_Warwickshire) (which forms the western part of the parish). The River Sowe and the [Coventry Canal](/source/Coventry_Canal) are the principal waterways in the area.

## Amenities

Exhall has a [post office](/source/Post_office) and a number of small shops and [pubs](/source/Pubs), mainly on Black Bank/[Coventry](/source/Coventry) Road Exhall, with some local shops on Trelawney Road and Exhall Green/[Windmill](/source/Windmill) Road. [Bedworth](/source/Bedworth) [Rugby](/source/Rugby_union) [Football Club](/source/Football_Club) has its ground at [Rectory](/source/Rectory) Fields (between Rectory Drive and Smarts Road), and there is a large [playing field](/source/Playing_field) at Heckley Fields (between Heckley Road and Windmill Road).

## Education

Educational establishments at Exhall are:

- Exhall Cedars [Infant School](/source/Infant_School) & Nursery, a state school for pupils aged 2 to 7, in Trenance Road

- [St Giles](/source/St_Giles) [Junior School](/source/Junior_School), a state school for pupils aged 7 to 11, in Hayes Lane

- The Grove [Nursery School](/source/Nursery_School), a [private school](/source/Private_school) for children aged from 2 months to 5 years

- Wheelwright Lane [Primary School](/source/Primary_School), a state primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11, in Wheelwright Lane

Before the reorganisation of schools in northern [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire) in 1996, there was another school in the area, Exhall [First School](/source/First_School) (on the corner of School Lane and Exhall Green). This school merged with Cedars First School to form Exhall Cedars [Infant School](/source/Infant_School) (on the Cedars site), and the old Exhall First School building is now a [community centre](/source/Community_centre). The [secondary school](/source/Secondary_school) for the area is [Ash Green School](/source/Ash_Green_School), In July 2012, the school was formally recognised as a provider for Post 16 education. The [Sixth Form](/source/Sixth_Form) Centre opened in September, 2012 and accommodates students studying AS, [A Level](/source/A_Level) courses and [BTEC](/source/Business_and_Technology_Education_Council) courses. [Exhall Grange School](/source/Exhall_Grange_School), a school for students who are [visually impaired](/source/Visual_impairment) and have other disabilities, can be found in the area. The school achieved [Specialist Science College](/source/Specialist_Science_College) status in 2003.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-EX240_1-0)** OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :[ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0 319 46404 0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0_319_46404_0)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-salzman_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-salzman_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-salzman_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-salzman_2-3) [*Parishes: Exhall*](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57102). 1951. pp. 86–91. Retrieved 20 March 2010. {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: |work= ignored ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#periodical_ignored))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Genuki page on [Exhall (nr Coventry), Warwickshire](http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WAR/ExhallCoventry/index.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ASN_4-0)** ["Accident description"](https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19540106-1). *[Aviation Safety Network](/source/Aviation_Safety_Network)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-times51311_5-0)** "14 Killed in Air Crash". News. *The Times*. No. 51311. London. 21 February 1949. col. D, p. 2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Exhall, Warwickshire](http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=8976&st=exhall) on the A Vision of Britain website

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Population statistics Exhall Ch/AP/CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10308355/cube/TOT_POP). [A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Relationships and changes Exhall Ch/AP/CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10308355). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Nuneaton andf Bedworth ward population 2011"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13694914&c=Exhall&d=14&e=62&g=6471522&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1451299101625&enc=1). Retrieved 28 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** See the "Find Us" tab on the [parish page for Exhall St Giles](http://www.achurchnearyou.com/exhall-st-giles/) on the Church of England's "A Church Near You" website

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