Warwickshire
Sign in to saveWarwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire to the south, and Worcestershire and the West Midlands county to the west. The largest settlement is Nuneaton.
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Warwickshire is a county located in the West Midlands region of England, bordered by several other counties including Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and the West Midlands. Its largest town is Nuneaton.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Warwickshire
- English county.image_caption
- Kenilworth Castle; statue of George Eliot, Nuneaton; and Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
- English county.flag_link
- Flag of Warwickshire
- English county.region
- West Midlands
- English county.established_date
- Ancient
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
- Timothy Cox
- English county.high_sheriff_office
- High Sheriff of Warwickshire
- English county.high_sheriff_name
- Karen Jane Lynch, of Rugby
- English county.area_total_km2
- 1975
- English county.area_total_rank
- 31st
Article
37 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Arden and Felden
- Historic county boundaries
- Green belt
- Places of interest
- Economy
- Settlements
- History
- Boundary changes
- Local government
- Proposed local government reorganisation
- Education
- Transport
- Roads
- Railway
- Main line routes
- Other lines
- High Speed 2
- Air
- Canals and waterways
- Media
- Television
- Radio
- Sport
- Cycling
- Association football
- Parkrun
- Cricket
- Gaelic sports
- Polo
- Water polo
- Freedom of the county
- People
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire to the south, and Worcestershire and the West Midlands county to the west. The largest settlement is Nuneaton.
The county is largely rural, with an area of and an estimated population of in . It contains a number of towns, including Nuneaton and Bedworth in the north-east, Rugby in the east, Stratford-upon-Avon in the south-west, and Warwick and Leamington Spa adjacent to each other in the centre. For local government purposes, Warwickshire is a non-metropolitan county with five districts. The county historically included the city of Coventry and the area to its west, including Sutton Coldfield, Solihull and the city centre of Birmingham.