Galley Common is a suburban village on the outskirts of

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, England. The community is a

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on the western fringe of the

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district, on the border with

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district, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 8,233. The village comprises a school, several small shops, riding

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s, a

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, a small industrial estate and farmland. It is close to the villages of Ansley, Astley, Arley,

Old Arley Old Arley is a village in the civil parish of Arley, in the north of Warwickshire, England, west of Nuneaton and north west of the city of Coventry.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : Location The village is within the ...

and

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. It was previously a

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village separate to Nuneaton, and is still occasionally referred to as a village distinct from the town. The main social areas of the village are The Stute,

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's Church and the

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School

The Galley Common

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is situated on the outskirts of the village at the top of the hill and are surrounded by trees and fields. The school accommodates children aged from 4 to 7. There are five classes: two Reception classes, one straight Year 1 class; a mixed Year 1 and 2 class and a straight Year 2 class. There is a

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for the disabled in Galley Common Village.Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Equestrian Centre Riding for the Disabled
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References

External links

The Nuneaton Local History Group
* A historical website chronicling the Castle which formerly stood i
Weddington
until its demolition in 1928.
Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council
{{authority control Areas of Nuneaton