'''Warwickshire''' is a [[county]] in central [[England]], most famous for being the location of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], home of [[William Shakespeare]].
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'''Warwickshire''' is a [[county]] in the West Midlands of [[England]]. The county borders [[Staffordshire]] and [[Leicestershire]] to the north, [[Northamptonshire]] to the east, [[Oxfordshire]] to the south east, [[Gloucestershire]] to the south west and [[Worcestershire]] to the west.
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The county town is [[Warwick]], known for the impressive Collegiate Church of St Mary. By far the largest settlement in Warwickshire is the city of [[Birmingham]], with a population of around 1.15 million, although some mainly suburban areas of Birmingham are in Staffordshire and Worcestershire, due to urban expansion in the 19th century. [[Coventry]] is another large city in Warwickshire.