Warwickshire

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Warwickshire is a historic county in the West Midlands of England, known for its market towns, rural landscapes, and literary associations including being the home county of William Shakespeare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial county of England
historic county of England
borders Gloucestershire
Leicestershire
Northamptonshire
Oxfordshire
Staffordshire
West Midlands (county)
linked to: West Midlands

Worcestershire
containsBirthplaceOf William Shakespeare
containsBirthplaceTown Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
country England
hasCountyTown Warwick
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
automotive industry
light manufacturing
tourism
hasHistoricRegion Forest of Arden
hasHistoricTown Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon

Warwick
hasLandmark Charlecote Park
Chesterton Windmill
Coombe Abbey Country Park
Hatton Locks
Kenilworth Castle
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Rugby School
Stoneleigh Abbey
Warwick Castle
hasLiteraryAssociationWith George Eliot
William Shakespeare
hasMajorTown Bedworth
Kenilworth
Leamington Spa
Nuneaton
Rugby
Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
hasRailLink West Coast Main Line
hasRiver River Anker
River Avon
River Leam
River Tame
hasSportAssociation Warwickshire County Cricket Club
hasTraditionalIndustry coal mining (historically)
ribbon weaving
hasTransportRoute M40 motorway
M42 motorway
M6 motorway
M69 motorway
hasUniversity University of Warwick (partly within county boundary)
locatedIn England
United Kingdom
partOf West Midlands region
linked to: West Midlands
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time

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George Eliot placeOfBirth Warwickshire
Gloucestershire borders Warwickshire
Birmingham historicalCounty Warwickshire
West Midlands hasBorderWith Warwickshire
Cotswolds locatedInCounty Warwickshire
Coventry hasHistoricCounty Warwickshire
William Perkins birthPlace Warwickshire
Stratford-upon-Avon locatedIn Warwickshire
subject linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon ceremonialCounty Warwickshire
subject linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
Spencer family associatedWithPlace Warwickshire
Matthew Boulton birthPlace Warwickshire
Samuel Galton Jr. residence Warwickshire
Staffordshire borderedBy Warwickshire
E. M. Forster placeOfDeath Warwickshire
Oxfordshire borders Warwickshire
Diocese of Gloucester regionServed Warwickshire (small part)
linked to: Warwickshire
Battle of Edgehill location Warwickshire
Rugby School region Warwickshire
Worcestershire borders Warwickshire
subject linked to: Worcestershire, England
Mercia hasPart Warwickshire
Geoffrey Fisher placeOfBirth Warwickshire
M40 motorway passesThroughCounty Warwickshire
A46 road passesThrough Warwickshire
West Midlands Railway regionServed Warwickshire
Edward Burne-Jones birthPlace Warwickshire
Evesham region West Midlands
linked to: Warwickshire
Heathfield locatedInHistoricCounty Warwickshire
Mrs. Wallington's School locatedIn Warwickshire
Central England includes Warwickshire
subject linked to: central England
Birmingham Airport servesRegion Warwickshire
Northamptonshire borders Warwickshire
Drayton Bassett isNearBoundaryWith Warwickshire
Nuneaton locatedIn Warwickshire
Nuneaton ceremonialCounty Warwickshire
Nuneaton historicalCounty Warwickshire
Billie Whitelaw placeOfBirth Warwickshire
M42 motorway servesArea Warwickshire
Shipston-on-Stour locatedIn Warwickshire
Shipston-on-Stour ceremonialCounty Warwickshire
Shipston-on-Stour lieutenancyArea Warwickshire
Shipston-on-Stour shireCounty Warwickshire
National Mathematics and Science College locatedIn Warwickshire
Lee Child placeOfBirth Warwickshire
Coventrian hasRelatedRegion Warwickshire (historic)
linked to: Warwickshire