Warwickshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon and Victorian novelist George Eliot, (born Mary Ann Evans), at Nuneaton. Other significant towns include Rugby, Leamington Spa, Bedworth and Kenilworth. The county offers a mix of historic towns and large rural areas. It is a popular destination for international and domestic tourists to explore both medieval and more recent history.
The county is divided into five districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon.
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Anne Hathaway’s Cottage was originally a farmhouse. It was built in 1463 of cruck construction, …
UK: Warwickshire – Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford
The birthplace of William Shakespeare is a modest tudor house in the centre of Stratford-Upon. …
UK: England – Warwick Castle
Of the many castles still around in the UK, Warwick Castle is the closest to my heart. I spent …
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