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Coal mine in Warwickshire, England
Coventry Colliery was a coal mine located in the village of Keresley End in northern Warwickshire, between Bedworth and Coventry, England. Closed in 1991
Coventry_Colliery
Football league season
Athletic F.C. Central Ajax Coventry Colliery AFC Solihull Paget Rangers F.C. Hampton Coventrians Coventry Alvis F.C. Coventry Colliery Earlswood Town F.C. Fairfield
2026–27 Midland Football League
2026–27_Midland_Football_League
Association football league in England
Copsewood (Coventry) Coventry Colliery Coventry Phoenix Dunlop Folly Lane BCOB Assoc Jet Blades Kenilworth Wardens RS Sports Alliance 1 AFC Coventry Brinklow
Coventry Alliance Football League
Coventry_Alliance_Football_League
Levels of English league football
(Premier Division) Knowle (Division One) Northfield Town (Division Two) Coventry Colliery (Division Three) (2025–26) Website Official site Current: 2026–27
Midland_Football_League
Football league season
AFC Birmingham BNJS Gornal Diamonds Academy Birmingham Tigers Coventry Colliery Coventry Dunlop Arden Forest Sporting Leamington Hibernian Kenilworth Sporting
2025–26 Midland Football League
2025–26_Midland_Football_League
Coal mine in Warwickshire, England
restored to green field within the greenbelt. Coventry Colliery Macalister, Terry (8 December 2008). "Colliery on track for record output shows King Coal
Daw_Mill
Coalfield in Warwickshire, England
Colliery Baddesley Colliery, closed 1989 Binley Colliery Birch Coppice Colliery, closed 1989 Coventry Colliery, also known as Keresley Colliery, closed 1991
Warwickshire_coalfield
Suburb of Coventry, England
England. Retrieved 6 October 2024. "Binley Colliery". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 6 October 2024. "Coventry Airport to close in 2026 to develop gigafactory
Binley,_Coventry
Class of Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives
locomotive No. 58 013 was hauling a freight train that ran away from Baddesley Colliery, Warwickshire, and was derailed at Kingsbury Sidings. On 28 June 2010,
British_Rail_Class_58
Suburban village in the City of Coventry, England
and the church of St. Thomas. However, in 1911 the construction of Coventry Colliery by the Warwickshire Coal Company near to Keresley Green brought the
Keresley
Coal mine in Warwickshire, England
mines. Notable people who have worked at the colliery include the footballer Sid Ireland. Coventry Colliery Daw Mill "Piccadilly Mining Heritage". Archived
Kingsbury_Colliery
Village in Warwickshire, England
broadcast from the nearby Sutton Coldfield transmitting station. Coventry Colliery Daw Mill 2001 census statistics Kingsbury and Baxterley Group of Parish
Hurley,_Warwickshire
Great Western Railway steam locomotive
sold along with 1502 and 1509 to the National Coal Board for use at Coventry Colliery. The three locos were sent to Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., in Kilmarnock
GWR_1500_Class
Association football club in England
Smethwick Rangers 3–0 in the final, and the Coventry Evening Telegraph Cup, defeating Coventry Colliery 6–0 in the final. The club play at the Robin's
Knowle_F.C.
English footballer (1895–1968)
and also played for Coventry Colliery. After the Second World War he joined Coventry City as a youth team coach. He died in Coventry in April 1968, aged
Joe_Barratt
Market town in Warwickshire, England
5.8 million tons of coal. The last colliery in Bedworth, Newdigate Colliery closed in 1982 and Coventry Colliery on the edge of the town closed in 1991
Bedworth
Retrieved 20 December 2015. "Avonmouth Docks". 13 November 2016. "Lidgett Colliery". Industrial Railway Society. Retrieved 28 December 2010. "Letters". Industrial
List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives
List_of_Peckett_and_Sons_railway_locomotives
Preserved beam engine in Devon, England
The Newcomen Memorial Engine (sometimes called the Coventry Canal Engine) is a preserved beam engine in Dartmouth, Devon. It was preserved as a memorial
Newcomen_Memorial_Engine
Waterworks railway (defunct) Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens (operating) Coventry Colliery (defunct) Creekmoor Light Railway (defunct) Derbyshire Dales Narrow
2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom
2_ft_and_600_mm_gauge_railways_in_the_United_Kingdom
could mean closure of Daw Mill". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2013. "Employee trust acquires Hatfield Colliery". Insider News Yorkshire.{{cite
List of coal mines in the United Kingdom
List_of_coal_mines_in_the_United_Kingdom
List of quarrying and mining narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom
Wellington Colliery after 1987 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Whitehaven Harbour, England Private colliery with preserved locomotive Coventry Colliery 1911 1991 2 ft
British quarrying and mining narrow-gauge railways
British_quarrying_and_mining_narrow-gauge_railways
Canal junction in Warwickshire, England
should assist the Coventry company to build a canal to the Staffordshire collieries, but the offer was not welcomed. Finally, the Coventry Canal took legal
Hawkesbury_Junction
Motorway service station in Warwickshire, England
1972, when the M6 was fully open. There was mining subsidence from Coventry Colliery in May 1975, which closed the northbound site. In February 1975, Forte
Corley_services
British rail disaster
his train was only doing 10 mph (16 km/h) and was coming from the Coventry Colliery. The crash led to 6 deaths in total: the first four happened during
Nuneaton_rail_crash
List of railway locomotives used by the Great Western Railway
transferred to the Warwickshire Coal Company in 1933 for use at the Coventry Colliery, where it worked until 1962. GWR 700 was sold to Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds
Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
Locomotives_of_the_Great_Western_Railway
British government recognitions
for Northern Ireland. Alfred Charles Fletcher Marshall, Colliery Overman, Coventry Colliery, South Midlands Area, National Coal Board. Henry Martin,
1980_Birthday_Honours
English footballer (1911–1998)
Wanderers and Coventry City. Ashall became a coal miner upon leaving school but showed an interest in football, playing for several colliery football teams
George_Ashall
English association football player (1939–2021)
Snowdown Colliery Welfare team, based close to his home, before signing for Coventry City in October 1955. He was one of four Snowdown Colliery players
George Curtis (footballer, born 1939)
George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)
Country house in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England
In 1951, Pooley Hall Colliery joined with nearby Tamworth and Amington collieries to form the North Warwick Colliery. The colliery eventually closed in
Pooley_Hall
Human settlement in Wales
area of Merthyr Tydfil. On 21 October 1966, in the Aberfan disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28
Aberfan
English footballer (1901–1958)
Derbyshire and began playing with Newton Rangers before joining New Hucknall Colliery. After a brief spell with Sutton Town, Underwood signed for Derby County
Ben_Underwood_(footballer)
Human settlement in England
into a coal mining village by the opening of coal mines by the Snibston Colliery Company in the early 1830s. This industrial part of Snibston was subsequently
Snibston
Football league season
Hucknall Town Kimberley MW Leicester Nirvana Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town At the end of the 2025–26 season, ten teams left the division:
2026–27 United Counties League
2026–27_United_Counties_League
Railway line in the UK
The Coventry to Nuneaton Line is a railway line linking Coventry and Nuneaton in the West Midlands of England. The line has a passenger service. It is
Coventry–Nuneaton_line
Association football club in England
Coventry Sphinx Football Club is a football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier
Coventry_Sphinx_F.C.
Village in Warwickshire, England
Hall Colliery: Its history and development 1873-1959. Nuneaton, England: Nuneaton Local History Group. p. 28. "Ansley Parish Church". Coventry Herald
Ansley,_Warwickshire
Former railway station in England
several local collieries. The branch was opened on 3 April 1876, and served Ansley Hall Colliery, Stockingford Colliery and Nuneaton (New) Colliery. The branch
Stockingford_railway_station
Association football club in England
Sherwood Colliery F.C. is an English football club based in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. They are members of the United Counties League Premier
Sherwood_Colliery_F.C.
English footballer
labourer. Ball played for Silverwood Colliery, Sheffield United, Bristol Rovers, Wath Athletic, Bury, West Ham United, Coventry City, Stourbridge, Hinckley United
Jack Ball (footballer, born 1900)
Jack_Ball_(footballer,_born_1900)
Football league season
relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Sherwood Colliery, relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One East Source: The
2025–26 United Counties League
2025–26_United_Counties_League
Footpath in central England
The Coventry Way is a 40-mile (64 km) long-distance footpath in central England that starts and finishes in Meriden. It forms a circular route around the
Coventry_Way
Ninth and Tenth tier of English league football
Leicester Nirvana Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough Town Eynesbury
United_Counties_League
Pioneering colliery manager
dedication service the Bishop of Coventry delivered the address. Phillips began working at Hyde and Haughton Collieries at the age of nine. At 17 he was
William_Garside_Phillips
Village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England
the two main shafts, which formed Baddesley Colliery, were sunk in 1850. Although called Baddesley Colliery it was actually just over the border in Baxterley
Baddesley_Ensor
Football league season
the two participants. Updated 14 November 2026 1874 Northwich Atherton Collieries Bootle Clitheroe Congleton Town Lower Breck Mossley Nantwich Town Padiham
2026–27 Northern Premier League
2026–27_Northern_Premier_League
Human settlement in Wales
(mining engineer) started development of the Taff Colliery, later to be known as the Merthyr Vale Colliery. The village immediately grew up around the shaft
Merthyr_Vale
Heritage railway in west Wales
Abernant Colliery super pit in 1988. In mid-2006, a British Rail Class 103 diesel multiple unit (DMU) vehicle was saved from scrapping in Coventry by AVRS
Amman_Valley_Railway
Football tournament
Rovers v Tutbury Town Burton All Saints v Kingsbury Colliery Burton All Saints v Kingsbury Colliery Burton Workers' Union v Uttoxeter Town 1916 - Competition
Bass_Charity_Vase
Topics referred to by the same term
(born 1909), English footballer, played for Throckley Welfare, Coventry City, Frickley Colliery and Rochdale between 1929 and 1932 Robert Foster (disambiguation)
Robert Forster (disambiguation)
Robert_Forster_(disambiguation)
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
employees from the 410 total transferred to other collieries operated by UK Coal, including Daw Mill near Coventry, a daily round-trip of 140 mi (230 km) for
Meden_Vale
English footballer (1929–2020)
in Coventry and played football as a youth with St. Osburg's Youth Club before joining Coventry City as a trainee in March 1945. Although Coventry City
Bill_Molloy
Area of Coventry, England
Holbrooks is a residential area of Coventry, West Midlands, England. Most of the length of the four brooks which pass through the area are covered or culverted
Holbrooks
English footballer (1899–1983)
Coventry City and Northampton Town. He also played for Wigan Athletic, making 41 appearances in the Cheshire League. "The lure of promotion. Coventry
George_Allon
English footballer
Atherstone, Warwickshire, in 1931. He played football for Ansley Hall Colliery, Grendon and Nuneaton Borough before signing a professional contract with
Johnny_Schofield
Football league season
Newton Aycliffe North Ferriby Ossett United Pontefract Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Stocksbridge Park Steels Brighouse Town Bradford (PA) Emley Garforth Town
2024–25 Northern Premier League
2024–25_Northern_Premier_League
Association football club in Solihull, England
relegated as the division was expanded from 18 to 20 clubs. The club won the Coventry Evening Telegraph Cup win 2006–07, and were Premier Division runners-up
Highgate_United_F.C.
English footballer
Wolverhampton Wanderers aged 23 on 11 October 1930 after transferring to Frickley Colliery from Monckton Athletic two seasons previously. He was described as 5 ft
Ernest_Hackett
Football tournament season
The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Blyth Spartans, Horden Colliery Welfare, Bishop Auckland, Workington, Penrith, Runcorn, Mossley, Nuneaton
1981–82_FA_Cup
Canal in England
central England linking the City of Oxford with the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury (just north of Coventry and south of Bedworth) via Banbury and Rugby. Completed
Oxford_Canal
UK woven products company
Stars Industrial Estate at Wheler Road in Coventry. Then moved to unit 13/14 Colliery Lane Exhall Coventry CV7 9NW address registered on 21 December 2019
Cash's
English footballer
an English footballer who played in the Football League for Ashington, Coventry City, Hull City and West Ham United. Alf Fenwick at the English National
Alf_Fenwick
Market town in Warwickshire, England
form of steam engine, to pump water from coal pits was recorded at Griff Colliery in 1714; this was the first recorded use of a steam engine in Warwickshire
Nuneaton
Football club
Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Premier Division South (Step 5) Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough
Moulton_F.C.
Type of musical ensemble
media help. In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and
British_brass_band
British trade unionist and activist (1856–1941)
clerk who worked at a colliery. He attended school from the ages of six to nine, then began work doing odd jobs on the colliery farm. A year later he
Tom_Mann
English footballer
goalkeeper. He started his career with Snowdown Colliery Welfare before moving into the Football League with Coventry City in 1955–56. After a spell with Margate
Alf Bentley (footballer, born 1931)
Alf_Bentley_(footballer,_born_1931)
Association football club in England
Division One and play at Langwith Road. The club was founded as Shirebrook Colliery, and joined the Central Midlands League. In 1985–86 they won the Senior
Shirebrook_Town_F.C.
English football club
Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C. (Snowdown CW) was an association football club based in Snowdown, Kent. The club existed at different times as a Junior
Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.
Snowdown_Colliery_Welfare_F.C.
1993 protest in Staffordshire, England
The occupation of Trentham Colliery, a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, was a protest against its closure which took place from 12 to 15 May 1993.
Occupation of Trentham Colliery
Occupation_of_Trentham_Colliery
English football club season
Rochdale v Coventry City Rochdale v West Stanley Rochdale v West Stanley Chilton Colliery Recreation v Rochdale Rochdale v Chilton Colliery Recreation
1925–26 Rochdale A.F.C. season
1925–26_Rochdale_A.F.C._season
English footballer (1886–1964)
Southampton. Ireland was born in Coventry and, after leaving school, worked as a coal-miner at nearby Kingsbury Colliery where he was spotted by scouts
Sid_Ireland
Association football club in England
Cotgrave Welfare F.C., a team set up in 1968 by miners from the local colliery, and became Cotgrave United. The club have changed name several times since
Cotgrave_F.C.
Canal in England
just outside the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, with the Coventry Canal at Bedworth in Warwickshire. It was opened in 1804, and a number
Ashby_Canal
2024 local government election in North East England
Boldon Colliery Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Simon Oliver 1,104 46.8 +11.3 Labour Joanne Bell* 1,087 46.1 –1.6 Green Darius Seago 166 7.0 +0
2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
2024_South_Tyneside_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
Early steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen
when it was initially installed at the Griff Colliery near Coventry. An engine was installed at a colliery in Ashton-under-Lyne in about 1760. Known locally
Newcomen_atmospheric_engine
English footballer
assess Coulston but in May 1939 he joined Notts County. "South Kirkby Colliery (Almost) Complete History". Matthew Thomas. Archived from the original
Walter_Coulston
English footballer
1895) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Coventry City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ted Watson at the English National Football
Ted_Watson
English footballer and manager
trainer at Coventry City following his retirement, and shortly afterwards took up managerial positions with Rugby Town and later with Snowdown Colliery Welfare
Harry_Barratt
Football club
Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Premier Division South (Step 5) Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough
F.C._Peterborough
British politician and mining engineer
academic, anti-vaccinationist, mining engineer and a managing director (collieries). He was jailed for pacifist activity during the First World War. Lupton
Arnold_Lupton
English footballer (born 1938)
playing on the left wing for Chelsea, Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion and Coventry City. Laverick was born in Castle Eden, County Durham. He joined Chelsea's
Bobby_Laverick
English football club
and plays at the RM Stadium. Hucknall Town were renamed from Hucknall Colliery Welfare in 1987 and for the next two seasons finished first in the Notts
Hucknall_Town_F.C.
Association football club in England
Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Premier Division South (Step 5) Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough
Clay_Cross_Town_F.C.
Football league season
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Atherton Collieries Avro Bootle Bury Clitheroe Congleton Town Lower Breck Mossley Nantwich
2025–26 Northern Premier League
2025–26_Northern_Premier_League
UK pharmaceutical wholesaler
local companies, Gurnos and Gellveeidrim, to form Amalgamated Anthracite Collieries Limited. The formation of Amalgamated Anthracite and competitor United
AAH_Pharmaceuticals
English footballer
English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Coventry City and Mansfield Town. William Grundy at the English National Football
William Grundy (footballer, born 1914)
William_Grundy_(footballer,_born_1914)
Association football club in Pinxton, England
Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Premier Division South (Step 5) Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough
Pinxton_F.C.
English footballer
1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Coventry City. Fred Herbert at the English National Football Archive (subscription
Fred_Herbert_(footballer)
Village in South Yorkshire, England
precursor to Saltaire. A 1795 Newcomen steam engine at the Elsecar New Colliery is the oldest steam engine still in situ, anywhere in the world. In 1870–72
Elsecar
Human settlement in Scotland
the village of Moodiesburn when a faulty fan purifying the air in the colliery went on fire due to an electrical fault. The men were in bogies travelling
Moodiesburn
Football league season
Students Newark and Sherwood United Melton Town Pinchbeck United Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Sleaford Town Wisbech Town The Premier Division South featured
2023–24 United Counties League
2023–24_United_Counties_League
Football tournament season
Consett (8) 1–1 North Shields (9) 356 4 Whitley Bay (9) 3–3 Easington Colliery (9) 407 5 Birtley Town (9) 2–3 Bishop Auckland (9) 369 6 Penrith (9) 1–2
2026–27 FA Cup qualifying rounds
2026–27_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds
Canals in Warwickshire, England
six, linked the colliery at Griff to the Coventry Canal. About one mile to the south, the main system of canals connected the Coventry Canal to the Arbury
Arbury_Canals
Villages in Northumberland, England
There were several collieries in Mickley. Mickley Moor Colliery operated from 1766 till about 1781. Its successor, Mickley Colliery, was just below Mickley
Mickley,_Northumberland
Cross-country railway line in England
Junction Shustoke Daw Mill Colliery Arley and Fillongley Arley Colliery Sidings workmen's platform Stockingford Colliery branch line Stockingford Nuneaton
Birmingham–Peterborough_line
English footballer
footballer who made 82 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall, Coventry City and Ashington. He played as an outside right. Hopper, a native of
Matthew_Hopper
Association football club in England
Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Premier Division South (Step 5) Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough
Sandiacre_Town_F.C.
Association football club in England
Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Premier Division South (Step 5) Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough
Stapleford_Town_F.C.
English footballer
with Notts county in 1950 before moving on to Middlesbrough in 1957 and Coventry City in 1955. In 1958 McPherson joined Newport County and went on to make
Ken_McPherson
English football club
Newark Town Sheffield Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Premier Division South (Step 5) Atherstone Town Coton Green Coventry Sphinx Daventry Town Desborough
Histon_F.C.
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COVENTRY COLLIERY
COVENTRY COLLIERY
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Coveney.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Weber.
Surname or Lastname
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English (West Country) : topographic name for someone who lived in a low-lying marshy area, from Old English fenn ‘marsh’, ‘bog’, reflecting the voicing of f that was characteristic of southwestern dialects of Middle English.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Country
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English (chiefly West Country) : variant of Cannon ‘canon’, taken from the central French form chanun, as opposed to Norman canun.
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Cambridgeshire named Coveney, from either the genitive case of Old English cofa ‘shelter’ (see Cove) or of a personal name Cofa (of uncertain origin) + Old English ēg ‘island’. The surname is also established in Ireland.
Girl/Female
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
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English (West Country) : spelling variant of Chappell.
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English : unexplained.possibly an Americanized spelling of Italian Ventre, a short form of a compound name formed with ventre ‘belly’, ‘stomach’, such as Bonventre.
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English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : patronymic from Laver.German : unexplained.French : nickname for someone living at a house with a spiral staircase, Old French lavis.
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Tamil
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English (West Country)
English (West Country) : habitational name from a place named with the Old English elements slÄh ‘sloe’ + cumb ‘valley’, in particular Slocum on the Isle of Wight and in Devon.Anthony Slocombe or Slocum (1590–1674/75) came from Taunton, Somerset, England, to Taunton, MA, in 1637.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Country
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English
English : habitational name from the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, which is probably named with the genitive case of an Old English personal name Cofa (compare Coveney) + Old English trēow ‘tree’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Country
Boy/Male
Tamil
Good country
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English (West Country)
English (West Country) : of uncertain origin, perhaps a habitational name from an unidentified place named in Old English with scÄ«te ‘shit’, ‘dung’ + mÅr ‘moor’, ‘fen’.
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Tamil
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English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : metonymic nickname for someone with some malformation or peculiarity of the leg, or just with particularly long legs, from Middle English legg (Old Norse leggr).
COVENTRY COLLIERY
COVENTRY COLLIERY
COVENTRY COLLIERY
COVENTRY COLLIERY
COVENTRY COLLIERY
COVENTRY COLLIERY
COVENTRY COLLIERY
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