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'''Warwick''' (Derivation: OE; ''dwellings by the weir or river dam''), is a town, the administrative centre of [[Warwickshire]] [[England]], on the [[River Avon]] and Grand Union Canal about 32 km (20 miles) south-east of [[Birmingham]].  

'''Warwick''' (Derivation: OE; ''dwellings by the weir or river dam''), is the county town of [[Warwickshire]], [[England]], on the [[River Avon]] and Grand Union Canal about 32 km (20 miles) south-east of [[Birmingham]].  

Its main claim to fame is the castle, one of the great castles of England that has enjoyed continuous occupation.<ref>http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/25EE23195BF64DF4802570280032DF5C</ref> The site was first fortified by [[Ethelfleda]] of [[Mercia]], a daughter of [[Alfred the Great]], as one of the ring of protective “burghs” against the [[Welsh]] and [[Vikings]] and was a royal borough at the time of the [[Norman Conquest]]. It became a standard motte and bailey castle during the Norman - early [[Angevin]] eras, then greatly strengthened in the 14th century by the powerful Warwick family, of which [[Richard Neville]], “the kingmaker” is the most famous son.

Its main claim to fame is the castle, one of the great castles of England that has enjoyed continuous occupation.<ref>http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/25EE23195BF64DF4802570280032DF5C</ref> The site was first fortified by [[Ethelfleda]] of [[Mercia]], a daughter of [[Alfred the Great]], as one of the ring of protective “burghs” against the [[Welsh]] and [[Vikings]] and was a royal borough at the time of the [[Norman Conquest]]. It became a standard motte and bailey castle during the Norman - early [[Angevin]] eras, then greatly strengthened in the 14th century by the powerful Warwick family, of which [[Richard Neville]], “the kingmaker” is the most famous son.