Bell Green

{{Short description|Area of West Midlands, England}}

{{for|the area in London of the same name|Bell Green, London}}

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{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Bell Green

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| country = England

| region = West Midlands

| coordinates = {{coord|52.4348|-1.4728|region:GB|display=title}}

| os_grid_reference =

| post_town = COVENTRY

| postcode_area = CV

| postcode_district = CV2

| dial_code = 024

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| metropolitan_county = West Midlands

| hide_services = Yes

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| static_image = Henley rd and hall green rd 10n07.jpg

| static_image_caption = The northern end of Bell Green Road. Dewis House is the 17-storey block of flats in the background.

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Bell Green is predominantly a residential area in the north-east of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about 2.5 miles from the city centre.

Riley Square

File:Riley square and 21 bus on henley rd 10n07.jpg

Bell Green has a shopping centre called Riley Square, which has a variety of shops surrounded by flats. There is also a public library and learning centre on the square.{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory_record/78/bell_green_library_and_learning_centre|title=Bell Green Library and Learning Centre|publisher=Coventry City Council|accessdate=6 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516042822/http://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory_record/78/bell_green_library_and_learning_centre|archive-date=16 May 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.your-guide.org/shops|title=Shops|work=your-guide.org|accessdate=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313053545/http://www.your-guide.org/shops|archive-date=13 March 2014|url-status=dead}} Bell Green health centre is situated just outside Riley Square.

Bell Green has high levels of social and economic deprivation and has experienced significant problems with low-level crime and antisocial behaviour, however, the crime rate is relatively low compared to neighbouring districts such as Wood End and Manor House.

Dewis House

Dewis House, a 17-storey block of flats about {{convert|51|m|ft|0}} tall, is situated in Riley Square. It was completed in 1965, and contains 94 flats.

{{cite web

|url = http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=1000

|title = Dewis House

|publisher = James Newman's skyscrapernews.com

|accessdate = 11 November 2007}}

Henley College Coventry

Henley College Coventry, was built in the 1960s and provides education to over 5,000 part-time students and 1,600 full-time students. The college is located on Henley Road, at the edge of Bell Green.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/universities-and-colleges/8512084/Henley-College-Coventry-guide.html|title=Henley College Coventry guide|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Sean|last=O'Hare|date=6 July 2011|accessdate=11 April 2012}}

References

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Category:Suburbs of Coventry

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