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Warwickshire (Warwick, Birmingham, Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby,
Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon)
The town of Warwick is situated near the
centre of England, 8 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon. Warwick Castle
is the finest mediaeval castle in England, and is one of the most
popular tourist destinations in the United Kingdom.
A fortified town was first established
at Warwick by Aethelflaed, widow of King Ethelred, in 914-6. The
town was fortified against the threat of Danish invasions.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066,
William the Conqueror moved northwards from London, to subdue
resistance in the Midlands and Northern England. He founded castles
at Warwick and Nottingham, run by his Norman barons. The castle at
Warwick was founded in 1086.
At the time of Domesday, 1086, the only towns in what is now the
county of Warwickshire were Warwick, Tamworth and Coventry. Warwick
had a population of around 1800.
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