Binley, Coventry

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St Bartholomew's Church, Binley, Coventry (pictured February 2007)
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Binley
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52°24′07″N1°26′47″W / 52.40198°N 1.44629°W / 52.40198; -1.44629

Binley is a suburb in the east of Coventry, West Midlands, England. Binley evolved from a small mining village on the outskirts of Coventry to a large residential area composing private residences and council-owned properties. It is famous for the Binley Mega Chippy, which is located within Binley.

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History

Binley colliery started producing coal in 1911 and was most productive during the 1950s, the entrance was on Willenhall Lane. It closed in 1963 and Herald Way industrial estate now occupies the site. Former pit worker cottages still remain along Willenhall Lane and St James Lane.

Binley is flanked by Willenhall to the south (separated by the Coventry to Euston railway line), Stoke Aldermoor to the west (separated by Allard Way road), and the Warwickshire village of Binley Woods to the east, which almost joins Binley since the construction of the Eastern Bypass, a B&Q store and a T.G.I. Friday's restaurant between the two areas. The final side is Copsewood, leading to Wyken in one direction, and Stoke the other.

In the early 1970s, a new housing estate called Ernesford Grange was built adjacent to Binley. Many of the new closes were named after miners who were well known in the community; William McKee, George Robertson, and Sam Gault being examples. Binley grew further in the 1990s with a large housing estate being constructed to the east of the old schools and extending to Brinklow Road (near to Coombe Country Park).

The flight path of the Coventry Airport in the nearby village of Baginton runs just to the east of Binley.

The buildings of the old Binley school became "Lino's Restaurant", which was demolished in 2007 to make way for new housing. The three other Binley schools disappeared in the early 1980s to make way for a large industrial and office complex.

According to the 2011 census, there were 16,691 residents.

Places

The construction of St Bartholomew's Church was funded by Lord Craven. It was consecrated in 1772, [1] with its 200th anniversary being celebrated in 1972. It has a grey slate roof, and its walls consist of light-coloured stone which appear grey after being coloured with a cement wash. [2] The Coombe social club has been serving Binley locals since 1929 and has thousands of members. [3]

Binley Mega Chippy

Binley Mega Chippy
Company type Fish and chip shop
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
Area served
Binley, Coventry
Products Fish and chips
OwnerKamal Gandhi
Number of employees
7

The suburb is the location of the Binley Mega Chippy, a fish and chip shop opened in 2004. [4] In early 2022, users on social networking platforms Twitter and TikTok started sharing ironic memes about the chip shop. [4] A now renowned jingle about the chip shop was created and the venue went viral on the internet. [4] [5] A hashtag "#BinleyMegaChippy" was viewed online nearly 235 million times by June 2022. [4] [6] Staff and local shoppers admitted their initial confusion about the sudden surge in popularity. [5] [4] By May 2022, the venue had become so well known that it received visitors from Scotland, Portugal, and Australia. [7] [8]

Proposed railway station

In 2023, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) put forward plans to open a new railway station at Binley on the line between Coventry and Rugby named Coventry East (Binley). [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel (1831). A Topographical Dictionary of England. S. Lewis & Co. pp.  168.
  2. ↑ Salzman, L. F., ed. (1951). Parishes: Binley, A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6. British History online. pp. 335–37. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  3. ↑ "The Coombe Social Club in Coventry, UK". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Kaur, Jaspreet (27 May 2022). "Locals left baffled after Binley Mega Chippy goes viral on TikTok". Coventry Telegraph . Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 Murray, Jessica (30 May 2022). "West Midlands chip shop becomes TikTok sensation". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Kaur, Jaspreet (31 May 2022). "Binley Mega Chippy fans can now play Roblox games set in takeaway". Coventry Telegraph . Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Dutton, Adam; Kaur, Jaspreet (31 May 2022). "Binley Mega Chippy craze sees diners descend from across UK and world". CoventryLive. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Murray, Jessica (12 June 2022). "'A gift from God': Binley Mega Chippy owner basks in TikTok fame". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Plans mooted for five new railways stations across West Midlands". BBC News. March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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