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	Warwickshire - LoveToKnow 1911
		Warwickshire is in the midland circuit, and assizes are held at Warwick.
		Warwickshire was united with Leicestershire under one sheriff until 1566, the shire court for the former being held at Warwick.
		In the 13th century Warwickshire included the deaneries of Warwick and Kineton within the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester; the rest of the county constituting the archdeaconry of Coventry within the Lichfield diocese, with the deaneries of Coventry, Stoneley, Merton and Arden.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Warwickshire (2558 words)

	Rivers
		The river is spanned by 20 road and nine rail bridges between Hampton Court and the Tower of London.
		River of northeast England formed by the union of the North Tyne (rising in the Cheviot Hills) and South Tyne (rising near Cross Fell in Cumbria) near Hexham, Northumberland, and reaching the North Sea at Tynemouth ; length 72 km / 45 miles.
		The principal tributary of the Tyne is the River Derwent, and the chief towns and cities along its course are Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow, and South Shields.
	www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Britain/rivers.htm (3832 words)

	Warwickshire: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...River Avon, Warwickshire River Avon, Warwickshire The River Avon is a river in the counties...in the counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the midlands of England....
		Warwickshire is often known as "Shakespeare's County" because William Shakespeare was born in the county.
		In the 18th century Warwickshire included the deaneries of Warwick and Kineton within the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester; the rest of the county constituting the archdeaconry of Coventry within the Lichfield diocese, with the deaneries of Coventry, Stoneley, Merton and Arden.
	www.encyclopedian.com /wa/Warwickshire.html (1752 words)

	Warwickshire at AllExperts
		Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to the northeast, Northamptonshire to the east, Oxfordshire to the south, and Gloucestershire to the southwest and Worcestershire to the west.
		In 1842 the county of Coventry was abolished and Coventry was re-merged with Warwickshire.
		Atherstone is the headquarters of the North Warwickshire district, whereas Leamington Spa is the headquarters of the Warwick district.
	en.allexperts.com /e/w/wa/warwickshire.htm (1535 words)

	River Avon, Warwickshire - Definition, explanation
		The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the midlands of England.
		Navigation on the River Avon is restricted to boats with a maximum length of 72ft (21.94m), beam of 13ft 6in (4.11m), height of 10ft (3.04m) and draught of 4ft (1.18m).
		The navigation works on the Avon were originally authorised by an Order in Council of Charles I in 1635, and by 1639 it was reported that the river was navigable to within 4 miles of Warwick.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ri/river_avon__warwickshire.php (650 words)

	Avon (county) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Avon (county), former county, south-western England, bordered on the west by the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel, on the north by...
		The River Avon runs across the county from north-east to south-west, and divides it into two regions.
		North of the river is the region known as the...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Avon_(county).html (118 words)

	River Avon, Warwickshire Information
		The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the Midlands of England.
		Navigation on the River Avon is restricted to boats with a maximum length of 72 ft (21.94 m), beam of 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m), height of 10 ft (3.04 m) and draught of 4 ft (1.18 m).
		The navigation works on the Avon were originally authorised by an Order in Council and Letters Patent of Charles I in 1635, and by 1641 it was reported that the river was navigable to within 4 miles of Warwick.
	www.bookrags.com /River_Avon,_Warwickshire (721 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for River Avon
		20,941) and district, Warwickshire, central England, on the Avon River.
		The river is dry during much of the summer and autumn.
		River flows through history; RAMBLING Richard Shurey plots his route along the Avon Valley walk.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=River+Avon (694 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Warwickshire lost a lot of it's territory in 1974 when England's second city of Birmingham was relocated within the new metropolitan county of West Midlands.
		Warwickshire's local government: The County of Warwickshire is an administrative mixture: Warwickshire County Council along with the five districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick complete the two-tier line-up.
		The river valley is a principal contributor to the land formation and serves several towns and villages.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/counties/england/warwickshire.html (1055 words)

	River Severn & River Avon
		The River Severn is Britain's longest river, rising in mid Wales and flowing for 220 miles to the Bristol Channel.
		The River Avon was divided at Evesham, the Upper Avon becoming disused in the last century and the Lower Avon rarely used and only open to Pershore.
		The Lower Avon was restored by a Trust in the 1960's but restoration of the Upper Avon was considerably more difficult and there was opposition from many landowners along the River.
	www.canaljunction.com /canal/severn_avon.htm (671 words)

	Warwickshire Corporate Events and Team Building
		The county of Warwickshire- Shakespeare country- lies in the heart of England and is a one of England's most historic counties with the splendid mediaeval castles of Warwick Castle and Kenilworth.
		Warwickshire (from the Anglo-Saxon meaning "The farm by a river dam") was split in 1974 when Birmingham, England's second largest city was relocated in West Midlands.
		Warwickshire covers an area of over 750 square miles and has a population of about half a million.
	www.chillisauce.co.uk /corporate-events/warwickshire (314 words)

	Cheering greets River Avon decision : Warwickshire News - Warwickshire Web
		The committee has stated that in principal it is opposed to the opening of the stretch of the River Avon north of Stratford to navigation, the County Council's Cabinet will discuss this policy position at its meeting on September 16.
		The Avon Navigation consultation is the most far reaching consultation on the subject of opening up the stretch of the River Avon between Stratford and Warwick ever undertaken.
		In total Warwickshire County Council received 762 responses to the consultation, of these 38 per cent were in support of the scheme, 60 per cent were opposed and two per cent were neutral.
	www.warwickshire.gov.uk /corporate/newsstor.nsf/80707438953795f380256e85002b2be0/22a74aa84282468780256ed6004a5f65?OpenDocument (496 words)

	River Avon
		River Avon, Devon, Bigbury on Sea[?] near Salcombe[?]
		The name "Avon" comes from the Welsh word afon meaning "river".
		(It appears that later arrivals to Britain would ask the indigenous people what the local river was called, and were told, in the local language, that it was a river).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/av/Avon_River.html (87 words)

	Warwickshire
		In some ways this is what modern Warwickshire is, before 1974 the county contained the cities of Birmingham and Coventry, but these where incorporated into the West Midlands leaving the main portion of Warwickshire to the south and a smaller part to the east and north.
		Most of the county is rolling agricultural land, the main River the Avon dominates central Warwickshire whilst in the south the rolling agricultural land gives way to the Cotswold Hills.
		The M6 enters Warwickshire just south of Coleshill then runs just north of the West Midlands border a little south of Nuneaton, skirting Coventry the M6 then crosses to just North of Rugby before leaving the county at a bridge over the A5.
	www.route6.co.uk /warwickshire.html (297 words)

	River Avon (Warwick)
		On 1 August 1950 the Lower Avon Navigation Trust Ltd was formed to restore the river.
		Avon Lock at Tewksbury had two new gates fitted in 1952 and repairs were done to the lock chamber.
		Evesham Marina : Boat hire on the River Avon and the Stratford Canal.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/River-Avon-Warwick.html (1501 words)

	Encyclopedia Search
		was a short-lived county in the west of...for the River
		is a river in the traditional...known as the Lower
		is a river in the...known as the Upper
	www.encyclopedian.com /search.php?searWords=Avon (114 words)

	Avon Collectible (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Avon High School (Avon, Ohio) - Avon High School is a secondary school for grades 9-12 located in Avon, Ohio.
		River Avon, Warwickshire - The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the Midlands of England.
		Avon Valley Path - Avon Valley Path A collection of photographs covering four stages of this route.
	beanie.vvvvvv3.com /avoncollectible.html (894 words)

	boats and boating on the River Avon
		That boating is possible today on the River Avon is due to the voluntary restoration work by the members of two charitable trusts.
		The River Avon is prone to flooding and at these times, boats should moor up and wait for water levels to drop.
		Detailed boating books for the River Avon are published by LANT and UANT and these may be purchased from local bookshops or at Tewkesbury and Evesham locks.
	www.btinternet.com /~motorboat/avon.htm (390 words)

	The Shotton Project
		Many of the major rivers we know today either did not exist, as for example the River Avon in Warwickshire, or flowed along a different course, as for example the Thames.
		These ancient river systems were either obliterated or fundamentally altered by the severest glaciation known in British geological history, the Anglian glaciation.
		Fast-flowing rivers transported sands and gravels, which were deposited to a depth of metres in the valley bottoms.
	www.arch-ant.bham.ac.uk /shottonproject/iceage.htm (1272 words)

	Fisheries.co.uk - the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon (Stratford Angling Association)
		The fishery is typical of the middle length of the Warwickshire Avon.
		Although there is an official car park in Stannells Meadow which enables anglers to park their vehicles immediately behind all the pegs along this stretch, anglers fishing Seven Meadows need to park either in Stannels or at the top end of the stretch near Lucy's Mill and walk to their pegs.
		The stretches of river with the woods on the far bank are good for chub and roach, as are the Sixth and Seventh meadows at the bottom end of the stretch where the water slows and is generally deeper.
	www.fisheries.co.uk /sevenmeadows (550 words)

	Buy property in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire - Primelocation
		Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in south Warwickshire with a population of 24,000.
		The town sits on the River Avon, and is surrounded by beautiful countryside.
		A modern linked detached retirement bungalow lying on the edge of the popular Old Town close to the River Avon, The Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the excellent town amenities.
	www.primelocation.com /uk-property-for-sale/browse/all/h5/uk/england/warwickshire/stratford-upon-avon (2944 words)

	Avon (river Upper) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Avon (river, Upper), also known as the Upper Avon, river, England, 154 km (96 mi) long.
		Stratford-upon-Avon (town), town in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, central England, on the Upper Avon River.
		Yenisey, river, central Siberian Russia, about 4,093 km (2,543 mi) long.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Avon_(river_Upper).html (105 words)

	Old Map of Warwickshire - Antique Maps of Warwickshire
		The River Avon divided Warwickshire into two parts.On the south side of river lay Feldon which Speede described as, "with their green mantle is so embroidered with flowers we may behold another Eden".
		Although its churches and castles were built from stone, most of the Warwickshire buildings tended to be fl-and-white timber framed or cob dwellings.
		Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon was severely damaged twice in the 1590's, again in 1648 and once again in 1641.
	www.oldmap.co.uk /Warwickshire.html (224 words)

	River Avon
		Or, Put in downriver in Victoria Park, paddle downstream on the River Leam shooting the Princes Drive weir, paddle to the confluence with the Avon then upstream to the weir, about a mile in total.
		The river right weir is about 8 metres wide and generally the one to play on.
		The river left weir is smaller and is sometimes an option if the water is very high.
	www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk /avonrockmill.htm (406 words)

	River Avon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Before the onset of the last major glaciation to affect the area, about 500,000 years ago, the Avon was a small river which drained northwards to the Trent.
		The waters were impounded in a huge lake with the ice on three sides and the Jurassic escarpment of the Cotswolds forming the southern shore.
		With the retreat of the ice from the south, the water was able to cut through the previous watershed and to escape to the south-west, so forming the present day line of the river.
	www.ashow.btinternet.co.uk /RiverAvon.htm (231 words)

	River Avon, Warwickshire: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		The River Avon is a river in the counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the midlands of England.
		It is also known as the Upper Avon, Warwickshire Avon or Shakespeare Avon.
		Post a link to definition / meaning of " River Avon, Warwickshire " on your site.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ri/River-Avon,-Gloucestershire.html (114 words)

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