Warwickshire

Warwickshire (pronounced either /?w????k???/ or /?w????k????/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. The county town is Warwick. The shape of the administrative area Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the historic county. Commonly used abbreviations for the county are Warks or Warwicks.

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Pronounced - Non-metropolitan county - England - County town - Warwick - Historic county

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Warwickshire is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon. The county has also produced other literary figures such as George Eliot (from near Nuneaton), Rupert Brooke (from Rugby) and Michael Drayton from Hartshill. J. R. R. Tolkien, though not born in Warwickshire, lived as a child in the village of Sarehole before moving to Birmingham.

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William Shakespeare - Stratford-upon-Avon - George Eliot - Nuneaton - Rupert Brooke - Rugby - Michael Drayton - Hartshill - J. R. R. Tolkien - Sarehole - Birmingham

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