Warwick

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Warwick is the market town, Coventry, together with 19 miles 31 km south-east of Birmingham. this is the adjoined with Leamington Spa together with Whitnash. It has ancient origins and an sorting of historic buildings, notably from the Medieval, Stuart and Georgian eras. It was a major fortified settlement from the early Middle Ages, the most notable relic of this period being Warwick Castle, a major tourist attraction. Much was destroyed in the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 and then rebuilt with professional 18th century buildings, such as the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Shire Hall.

It is one of England's smaller county towns – the population was estimated at 35,068 in 2020. This is historically because it was hardly touched by the industrial revolution, although its population has more than doubled since the 1960s.

Economy

Due to its proximity to north–south and east–west motorway routes, numerous companies take a head office in the town. Since November 2004, National Grid UK has had its United Kingdom headquarters on the Warwick engineering science Park south of the town near the A452 road. Phillips 66 and their petrol station group, JET, draw an office on the technology Park. Other businesses with head offices here include lingerie organization Bravissimo. IBM, Wolseley and Volvo Group UK have bases on the Wedgnock Industrial Estate in the north of the town, near to the A46 trunk road. Other companies with regional headquarters in Warwick include Bridgestone, Calor, Kantar and Delphi Automotive. In recent years several high-profile national and international companies have fix large office complexes in and around Warwick, notably National Grid and IBM. There is also an out-of-town retail park called Leamington Shopping Park formerly The Shires Retail Park.