Kenilworth is a town in central Warwickshire, England. In 2001 the town had a population of 22,582 (24,000 est.2006). It is situated 10 km (6 miles) south of Coventry, 10 km (6 miles) north of Warwick and 145 km (90 miles) northwest of London. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ...
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A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪkˌʃə/, /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃə/, or /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ...
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A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪkˌʃə/, /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃə/, or /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ...
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Rugby and Kenilworth is a Parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. ...
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A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪkˌʃə/, /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃə/, or /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ...
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The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ...
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Kenilworth is perhaps best known for Kenilworth Castle, although other significant local landmarks include Kenilworth Clock, Abbey Fields and St Nicholas Church. A settlement has existed at Kenilworth since at least the time of the Domesday Book, the book refers to Kenilworth as Chinewrde. However, the main development of the town occurred to serve Kenilworth Castle and St Mary's Abbey. The original development by Geoffrey de Clinton II in 1140 being along what is now Warwick Road, from the present St John's Church to the clock tower. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Abbey grounds, adjacent to the Castle, were designated as common land, in exchange for the common land used for expansion of the Castle by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Only a few walls and a storage barn of the original Abbey now exist. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1421 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kenilworth Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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The castle, as seen from the gatehouse Kenilworth Castle is in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. ...
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The castle, as seen from the gatehouse Kenilworth Castle is in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. ...
Geoffrey de Clinton was a Norman noble, prominent in the reign of King Henry II of England. ...
The Dissolution of the Monasteries (referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries) was the formal process, taking place between 1538 and 1541, by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the Roman Catholic monastic institutions in England and took them to himself, as the...
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The first potato grown in England, brought back from South America by Sir Walter Raleigh, is thought to have been planted in the Little Virginia area of the town, near the castle. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 3017 KB) Photo taken by me on 12 August 2006 at about 10. ...
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Just off the Coventry Road, Kenilworth, is a field known as 'The Parliament Piece', traditionally said to be the site where Henry III held a Parliament in August 1266 while he was besieging Kenilworth Castle, where the late Simon de Montfort's followers, led by his son Simon, were still holding out against the King's forces. This Parliament led to the "Dictum of Kenilworth", a settlement that offered the rebels a way of recovering the lands that the Crown had seized from them. One copy of the Dictum is endorsed "in castris apud Kenilworth" - in the camp at Kenilworth. Members of the public have free access to Parliament Piece, which is owned by the Open Spaces Society and leased by Warwick District Council. The Council own and manage land across the Coventry Road at Tainter's Hill. This area of public open space was designated "for the poor of the parish" under the 1756 enclosure acts and is now registered as common land.
The arrival of the railways in 1844 brought industrialists from Birmingham and Coventry who developed the residential area around the town's railway station. In the nineteenth century the town had some fine large mansions with landscaped gardens, these were demolished after the First World War and the Second World War for housing developments. The names of these mansions still survive in the names of some roads and areas of the town (for example, Towers Close, built upon the grounds of Rouncil Towers) and some large trees from their grounds still survive (for example sequoiadendrons from The Moorlands and Rouncil Towers). The original railway station (1844) was partially rebuilt as the Kings Arms and Castle public house (now called Drummonds) when the new station was built in 1883. Sir Walter Scott stayed in the Kings Arms when he wrote Kenilworth. Drummonds is due for redevelopment, although the developers pledge to retain the pillars at the front of the building in the new buildings. The city from above Centenary Square. ...
The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ...
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The railways also boosted Kenilworth's market gardening. There were reputedly 40 nurseries growing market garden produce in Kenilworth and all have now been used for housing developments (the last nursery, Guests Nursery, was developed as 23 houses in 2002). The railway transported the produce to London where Kenilworth tomatoes had a reputation for quality. The Victorian period saw a large expansion of the town to the West of Abbey Fields and in the land surrounding Warwick Road. Most of the buildings along Warwick Road date from this period and later, although a few cottages still exist. Warwick Road is now the main commercial centre of the town. Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ...
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Most of the older existing buildings of Kenilworth are on Castle Green, New Row and the High Street (formerly Alta Strata, meaning the high dry ground above the Abbey). The age of these buildings make it appear that this is the original settlement, but in fact this is simply the oldest existing part of the town. The original settlement along the present day Warwick Road having been subject to continuous redevelopment since the 12th century and now retains little of the original town. Many of the houses around Castle Green are made of stone salvaged when the castle walls were torn down after the English Civil War. The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ...
Modern Kenilworth is frequently regarded as a dormitory town for commuters to Coventry, Birmingham and Leamington Spa. Despite its proximity to the University of Warwick on Coventry's southern outskirts, it has only a small student population. The town has good transport links - the Birmingham International Airport, and M6, M42 and M40 motorways are within 16 km (10 miles) of central Kenilworth. The town's station was closed in the 1960s as part of the Beeching rail cuts, but there is a regular bus service to Coventry and Leamington stations, and Warwick Parkway railway station is less than 10 minutes' drive away on the A46 bypass (which was built in June 1974). The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ...
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The Royal Pump Rooms and Baths Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ...
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Despite Kenilworth's huge historical importance it is now stereotyped as dull and suburban[citation needed] as a result of its high elderly population, somewhat dated appearance and middle-class label[citation needed]. However, the town is soon to undergo a £multi-million facelift[citation needed] as its central retail areas have been criticized[citation needed] for being too retrospective and for attracting too many thrift shops and downmarket stores. The scheme boasts increased shop sizes, contemporary looks rivaling neighbouring cities/towns and a brand new Waitrose supermarket. There are also plans to renovate the existing youth centre and library buildings. Downmarket products are goods targeted at lower-income consumers. ...
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Local debates continue about the expansion of Coventry airport, the need for a new train station (probably justified) and the closure of the Warwick road (see Leek Wootton). Like most 'smalltown' environments in the UK, local social problems include underage drinking in parks/recreational areas and 'dogging' in out-of-town nature reserves[citation needed]. Dogging in particular has become completely out of control in recent months, since the town was featured in an article in Maxim. But to solve this local authorities are conducting undercover surveillance in these affected areas. Leek Wootton is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, England, roughly one mile from Kenilworth and two miles from Warwick. ...
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Suburbs St Johns, Windy Arbour, Whitemoor, Ladyes Hill, Crackley, Castle End, Abbey End
 Main road through Kenilworth
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 3019 KB)Photo taken by me one morning of the main road through Kenilworth. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 3019 KB)Photo taken by me one morning of the main road through Kenilworth. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2992 KB) Photoe taken by me in July 2006 of a church in Kenilworth. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2992 KB) Photoe taken by me in July 2006 of a church in Kenilworth. ...
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