Canley
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[[Image:Canley shops 18a07.JPG|right|thumb|Shops on Prior Deram Walk and the playing field, Canley.]]
[[Image:Canley library 17a07.JPG|right|thumb|The community library, Canley.]]
[[Image:Queen margarets street canley 17a07.JPG|right|thumb|Queen Margaret's Road, Canley.]]
[[Image:Canley fire station 22l07.JPG|right|thumb|Canley Fire Station]]
'''Canley''' is a suburban neighbourhood located in southwest [[Coventry]], [[England]]. Canley became part of Coventry as a result of successive [[encroachment]] of the latter's boundaries between [[1928]] and [[1932]], having historically been part of the [[Stoneleigh, Warwickshire|Stoneleigh]] parish.
The area is home to a large number of students attending the nearby [[University of Warwick]].
There was a level crossing adjacent to [[Canley railway station]] until 2003, when the road was closed and a foot bridge was built over the railway.
The suburb is bisected by the A45 dual-carriageway, with a major state housing development lying to the south (South Canley) and an area of private housing situated north of this road towards the rail station (North Canley).
==History==
Canley is known as the site of the main factory of the [[Standard Motor Company]] and subsequently the [[Triumph Motor Company]] until the works was closed in 1980. A commemorative sculpture of the Standard-Triumph badge now stands on the site of the works.
Sir [[Henry Parkes]] (1815 - 1896) was born in Canley, where there is a road named after him. Canley Fire Station is on Sir Henry Parks Road near to the [[A45 road|A45]]. A school that was named after him in Canley has been demolished.
==Schools==
*[[The Westwood School]], a comprehensive secondary school
*Charter Primary School
Sir Henry Parkes school and Alderman Harris school were both closed and merged into one school that is now Charter primary.
==See also==
*[[Austin Rover Group]]
*[[Triumph Motorcycles]]
*[[Canley railway station]]
==References==
*[http://www.coventrypartnership.com/upload/documents/document445.pdf Canley: Communities in Profile Report]
*[http://www.parkesfoundation.org.au/Achievements.htm Parkes Foundation website]
*[http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/planning/canley-regeneration Coventry City Council's renewal project for Canley]
*[http://www.cannonparkshopping.co.uk/ Cannon Park Shopping - Canley's Shopping Centre]
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[[Category:Suburbs of Coventry]]
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