Warwick

Warwick, town and district, England

Warwick, town (1991 pop. 21,701) and district, county seat of Warwickshire, central England, on the Avon River. The town has some commerce and manufacturing. Warwick is best known for Warwick Castle, located on the site of a fortress built by Æthelflæd, the daughter of King Alfred, in 915. The castle was begun in the 14th cent. and was converted into a mansion in the 17th cent. St. Mary's Church there dates partly from the 12th cent.; partially burned in 1694, it was redesigned by William Wilson, a pupil of Christopher Wren. The Beauchamp Chapel (1443–64) is noteworthy. In the church are a Norman crypt and monuments to Richard de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, to his countess, and to Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester. Within the district, Royal Leamington Spa is a popular health resort.

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Warwick, city, United States

Warwick (wôr`wĭk, wŏ`rĭk), city (1990 pop. 85,427), Kent co., central R.I., at the head of Narragansett Bay; settled by Samuel Gorton 1642, inc. as a city 1931. Its textile industry dates from 1794. Other manufactures include machinery, metals, pipes and tubing, and silverware. The town includes the villages of Apponaug, on Greenwich Bay; Hillsgrove, site of the state airport; Warwick; and several resorts. Warwick village was nearly destroyed (1676) in King Philip's War. Gaspee Point, S of Pawtuxet, was the scene of the burning of the British revenue cutter Gaspee in 1772; annual "Gaspee Days" commemorate the event. Warwick has a very large music arena. Nathanael Greene was born in the city.

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Warwick

Town and district (pop., 2001: 125,962), administrative and historic county of Warwickshire, central England. Known for its historic castle, it grew up at a crossing place on the River Avon and was fortified c. 915. By 1086 it was a royal borough, and William I ordered the castle to be enlarged. The present-day castle dates mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. With its virtually intact structure and its fine collections of paintings and armour, the castle has become a major tourist attraction. The town, which grew around the castle, is a market centre and has light industry.

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Warwick¹

Earl of, title of Richard Neville, known as the Kingmaker. 1428--71, English statesman. During the Wars of the Roses, he fought first for the Yorkists, securing the throne (1461) for Edward IV, and then for the Lancastrians, restoring Henry VI (1470). He was killed at Barnet by Edward IV

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Warwick²

a town in central England, administrative centre of Warwickshire, on the River Avon: 14th-century castle, with collections of armour and waxworks: the university of Warwick (1965) is in Coventry. Pop.: 23 350 (2001)

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Warwick 

a city in the northeastern USA, in the state of Rhode Island, on Narragansett Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. A southern suburb of Providence. Population, 90,000 (1974). Warwick has light industry, as well as metalworking and foodprocessing industries. Commercial fishing is carried out in the area. Seaside resort areas are nearby.