Spon End is a suburb of

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed ...

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. It is situated west of Coventry city centre. The

Butts Park Arena Butts Park Arena is a multi-use sports stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England. Its main use is as a rugby stadium (both union and league). It is the home ground for Coventry R.F.C. (since its opening) and was the home of Midlands Hurricanes (who ...

and a Premier Inn hotel are situated on the main road through Spon End. The Butts Park Arena, which was opened in 2004, is the home of Coventry Rugby Football club.

Coventry Bears The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club jointly based in Birmingham and Coventry, West Midlands, England. They were founded as the Coventry Bears in 1998 and entered the third tier of the British rugby league system, ...

rugby league club and Coventry United and Coventry United L.F.C. football clubs are tenants of Coventry Rugby club and also play at Butts Park Arena where an all-weather pitch has been installed.

rugby league club were tenants until 2022. The hotel is located in a building that used to be the home of City College Coventry (formally called Coventry Technical College, often previously referred to as "The Butts"). That building also houses a community arts centre called The Albany Theatre. The headquarters of the Government department

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- The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation - is located between the hotel and the rugby ground. The railway line linking Coventry and Nuneaton passes over the

River Sherbourne The River Sherbourne is a river that flows under the centre of the city of Coventry, in the West Midlands, in England. The source of the river is in the fields near Hawkes End in the parish of Allesley. It flows for about 8 miles or 13 k ...

on Spon End Viaduct. The river then continues through the area under Spon Bridge, through a post-war housing estate, and under Vignoles Bridge before entering a culvert at the edge of the city centre. The area was historically connected to the city centre by Spon Street, though this ceased when the Coventry Inner Ring Road was built, cutting Spon Street in half. Adjacent areas besides the city centre include

Earlsdon Earlsdon is a residential suburb and electoral ward of Coventry, England. It lies approximately one mile to the southwest of Coventry City Centre. It is the birthplace of aviation pioneer Frank Whittle. Amenities Most shops and restaurants ar ...

and Chapelfields. File:Spon End - railway bridge 27s06.jpg, Spon End Viaduct File:Butts college 27s07.jpg, Butts Centre, Butts Rd, Spon End

External links

City College Coventry website
Suburbs of Coventry Conservation areas in England {{WestMidlands-geo-stub