The town in the middle of England home to 1 of UK's biggest and best castles

This quaint English town located in the West Midlands is known best for its array of historic buildings. Warwick in a market town, civil parish, located in the county town of Warwickshire, adjacent to the River Avon. It is only 9 miles south of Coventry, and 19 miles south-east of Birmingham, and is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whitnash. Currently the population is estimated at roughly 40,000.

The town has ancient origins, notably from the Medieval, Stuart and Georgian eras and it was at one point a major fortified settlement from the early Middle Ages. The most notable relic of this period is, of course, Warwick Castle, it is now a major tourist attraction, pulling in visitors to the English town. Although much of the building was destroyed in the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694, it was rebuilt along with other 18th-century buildings, such as the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Shire Hall.

Warwick is a culture-fuelled hotspot that hosts several annual festivals, including the spoken word, classical and contemporary music, a folk festival, and a Victorian Evening. However, the town is most famous for Warwick Castle, of which construction began in 1068. The town centre is also known for its mixture of Tudor and 17th-century buildings, as well as Warwick Racecourse, which is located near the west gate of the medieval town. Here, it hosts several televised horse racing meetings each year, and within the racecourse is a small golf course.

J. R. R. Tolkien has taken inspiration from Warwick (where he was married in the Catholic Church of Saint Mary Immaculate and is commemorated by a blue plaque) and by its Mercian connections. It has been argued that two important settlements in Tolkien's work were modelled on Warwick and that aspects of the plot of The Lord of the Rings are paralleled in the romance known as Guy of Warwick.

The town and its historic buildings have featured in a number of television series, including the BBC's drama series Dangerfield, the period dramas Pride and Prejudice and Tom Jones and Granada Television's Moll Flanders, and Parts of Doctor Who.