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Warwick
is in the very centre of England, and is easily accessible :
(see "Location
and Access)
Warwick is
steeped in history: founded on the banks of the river Avon in AD914
as a defence against the Danish invaders, it is built on a small hill
that controls not only the river valley, but also the river crossing
on the road to London and the roads to Stratford, Coventry and the old
salt way to Droitwich.
Well-known
places of interest include:
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Warwick
Castle (Alderson House's next door neighbour)
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Oken
House, a fine timber-framed building which survived the great fire
of 1694, where Thomas Oken, a great benefactor to Warwick, lived
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The
medieval Guildhall, now the Lord Leycester Hospital
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The
Market Hall, one of many buildings constructed after the great fire
in the handsome style of the 17th and early 18th centuries, and
now the home of the Warwickshire Museum
- St.
Mary's Church (just visble on the right of the picture) is famous
for its Beauchamp Chapel, Medieval/Tudor tombs and tower. After the
fire, it had a new nave and tower built.
The
entire County is full of historical interest - and of course the home
of the Swan of Avon, William Shakespeare: Stratford on Avon is just
down the road.
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