Finham

Finham

Finham is a mainly residential part of the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England. Finham shares its northern boundary along the A45 with the suburb of Styvechale/Stivichall to the north, and part of its southeastern boundary is shared with the village of Baginton in Warwickshire.cite book|title = AA Street by Street. Coventry Rugby| publisher = AA Publishing | page = p.53|edition = 2nd edition (May 2003)| ISBN = 0749539739] The suburb of Green Lane lies directly to the west and the hamlet of King's Hill lies within a mile of Finham at Coventry's southernmost point.

Finham is roughly triangular in shape; its northern boundary is along the Kenpas Highway (A45); its southeastern boundary is along the A46, and its southwestern boundary is, for the most part, along Green Lane. Finham Park School and Finham Primary School, are the two schools in Finham.

Education

A large comprehensive school Finham Park School, a Mathematics and Computer college and also a teacher training school, is situated on Green Lane. It was built in the 1970s on former farmland on the west side of Green Lane. Also located along Green Lane, is "Finham Primary School", a which was moved to Green Lane from its previous location on Brentwood Avenue, also in Finham.

t Martins-in-the-Fields Church



right|thumb|St Martins-in-the-Fields Church, Green Lane, Finham, Coventry, on 17/9/2006 the day refurbishments were opened.

The Finham church, 'St Martins-in-the-Fields', was built in 1938. It was recently refurbished and a hallway was built leading into the main church. The refurbished church and buildings were opened to the public on 17 September 2006.

Places and geography in proximity

Despite Finham being in the West Midlands county (and part of Coventry), Finham Sewage Works are actually south of Finham, in Warwickshire. The works were used in the late 1960s in the well known film "The Italian Job" starring Michael Caine. The underground concrete piping was used for the scenes where several Minis raced through the tunnel. Adjacent to the sewerage works is Finham Golf Course, River Sowe. and Finham Brook.

References

External links

* [http://www.finhampark.co.uk/ Finham Park School]
* [http://www.smitf.org.uk/ St. Martin's Church]
* [http://www.finham-pre-school.co.uk/ Finham Pre-School]


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