Warwickshire
ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in England, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪkˌʃə/, /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/, or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a 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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Warwickshire | |
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Geography | |
Status: | Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county |
Region: | West Midlands |
Area: - Total - Admin. council | Ranked 31st 1,975 km² Ranked 28th |
Admin HQ: | Warwick |
ISO 3166-2: | GB-WAR |
ONS code: | 44 |
NUTS 3: | UKG13 |
Demographics | |
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. Council |
Ranked 39th 533,900 270 / km² Ranked 23rd |
Ethnicity: | 95.6% White 2.8% S.Asian |
Politics | |
Warwickshire County Council http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ | |
Executive: | Conservative (council NOC) |
MPs: | John Maples, Mike O'Brien, Bill Olner, James Plaskitt, Jeremy Wright |
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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.