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	Warwickshire
		The shire of Warwick originated in the 10th century about Elthelfled's new burgh at Warwick, and is mentioned by name in the Saxon Chronicle in 1016, when it was harried by Canute.
		The shire offered little resistance to the William the Conqueror, who was at Warwick in 1068, and Thurkill the sheriff was one of the few Englishmen to retain large estates which he had held before the conquest, his family long continuing in the county under the name of Arden.
		The earldom and castle of Warwick subsequently passed to the Beauchamps, and in the reign of Henry VI of England to the Nevilles.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Warwickshire.html (1582 words)

	Warwick River Shire
		Warwick River Shire was one of eight shires created in colonial Virginia in 1634.
		By 1634, the English colony of Virginia consisted of eight shires or counties with a total population of approximately 5,000 inhabitants.
		Warwick River Shire became Warwick County in 1643.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Warwick_River_Shire (155 words)

	Warwickshire - LoveToKnow 1911
		Warwickshire is in the midland circuit, and assizes are held at Warwick.
		The shire offered little resistance to the Conqueror, who was at Warwick in 1068, and Thurkill the sheriff was one of the few Englishmen to retain large estates which he had held before the conquest, his family long continuing in the county under the name of Arden.
		The earldom and castle of Warwick subsequently passed to the Beauchamps, and in the reign of Henry VI.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Warwickshire (2584 words)

	Warwick County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Warwick County (shaded in orange on this 1895 map) was originally one of the eight shires created in colonial Virginia in 1634.
		It was created as Warwick River Shire, one of eight created in the Virginia Colony in 1634.
		Warwick River Shire took its name from Robert Rich, second Earl of Warwick and a prominent member of the Virginia Company who was proprietor of Richneck Plantation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Warwick_County,_Virginia (630 words)

	Wikinfo \| Warwick
		Warwick (pronounced 'Worrick') is the historic county town of Warwickshire England and has a population of 23,200 (2001) it is also the administrative centre of the Warwick district.
		Warwick is near the M40 motorway and the A46 main road, the town also has good rail links between London and Birmingham with train services being run by Chiltern railways.
		The town of Warwick was founded on the banks of the River Avon in the year 914 AD by Ethelfleda, sister of Mercian king Edward the Elder, When Warwick castle was first built as a defence against Danish invaders.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Warwick (393 words)

	Eupedia : England Guide - Warwickshire - Warwick
		Warwick is also reputed for its university, which, despite of being of the country's newest (founded in 1965), has quickly established itself as one of the best, notably in the fields of mathematics, computer sciences, business and horticulture.
		The town was made the administrative centre of the local shire by the Normans, and it remained under the control of the Earls of Warwick during the Middle Ages.
		Warwick Castle is open from 9am to 6pm from April to September (high season), and 9am to 5pm the rest of the year.
	www.eupedia.com /england/warwick.shtml (455 words)

	Warwick Hotel Denver
		Warwick (pronounced 'warrick') is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census).
		Warwick School is a public school which claims to be the third-oldest surviving school in England.
		Due to its fortifications Warwick became an important administrative centre within the Mercian kingdom, in the early 11th century Anglo-Saxon England was divided into administrative areas known as ''shires'', the 'shire' administered from Warwick became known as Warwickshire.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/221/warwick-hotel-denver.html (740 words)

	Kortirion among the Trees: the Influence of Warwick on JRR Tolkien's vision of Middle-earth, an essay - The Tolkien ...
		Also from the medieval period Warwick's medieval hospital or Maison Dieu has its reflection in the Houses of Healing in Minas Tirith to which Merry Brandybuck, Eowyn, the Lady of Rohan, and Faramir, second son of the steward of Gondor are taken after their separate encounters with the deadly Lord of the Nazgûl.
		Warwick's associations in Tolkien's life are of two principle kinds, and these are interwoven in the medieval English romances which were the focus of much of his academic work.
		Nevertheless, Warwick's remaining beauty and importance to his personal life was such that he dedicated his poem to the town and returned to its image again and again in his writing throughout his life.
	www.tolkiensociety.org /ed/warwick.html (3613 words)

	Ornament (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Warwick River Shire was one of the eight original shires (or counties) in the Virginia Colony in 1634, named for Sir Robert Rich, second Earl of Warwick.
		The Shire, between the James and York Rivers, occupied land long inhabited by the Kecoughtan Indians.
		In 1643 Warwick County was newly defined, and the 1680 towns were created within the county.
	www.rootsweb.com.cob-web.org:8888 /~vatgs/ornament.htm (215 words)

	Warwick from 1849 to 1900
		The Warwick Brewery was situated in Victoria Street close to the Condamine River.
		In 1862 the Warwick East State School was erected making it the oldest school to be built in the state, and one of the few school buildings in Australia, which dates back to the 1860s.
		Warwick has many historical Churches, as one would assume beginning the first town in the State.
	www.in.com.au /~anthonyw/warwick1849_1900.html (571 words)

	WARWICKSHIRE - Online Information article about WARWICKSHIRE
		Administration.—The area of the ancient county is 577,462 acres, with a population in 1891 of 805,072, and in 1901 of 897,835, the chief centres of increase lying naturally in the parts about Birmingham and Coventry.
		Giffard, who in 1264 attacked Warwick Castle and took prisoner the earl and countess of Warwick, who had supported the king.
		Roses the Nevilles, represented by the earl of Warwick, supported the Yorkist cause, while Coventry was a Lancastrian stronghold.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /VIR_WAT/WARWICKSHIRE.html (3709 words)

	virginia.titlepg
		The Original Shires of Virginia and their Descendant Counties are identified beautifully at "Notes on Virginia Counties" by John Collins, presented at the Winberly Family Webpages, with the sole exclusion of the now extinct Warwick County in the list.
		Warwick County, one of the original 8 shires of Virginia, is a now extinct county of Virginia, reaching that status in 1952 when Warwick County became the city of Warwick.
		Warwick was one of the original two Shires or Counties of the region, along with Elizabeth City.
	www.cynthiaswope.com /withinthevines/virginia/titlepg.html (9997 words)

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		The name of his property, on the banks of the Warwick River, was later changed by the Digges family to "Denbigh Plantation", an English name that originated from an area in Northern Wales called "Denbighshire".
		In 1634, Warwick River Shire was established taking it's name from Sir Robert Rich, the second Earl of Warwick and the name was shortened to Warwick County in 1643.
		Since the 1958 consolidation of Warwick County into the City of Newport News, Denbigh is now an area in the northern part of the larger city.
	www.dwba.org.cob-web.org:8888 /about.htm (461 words)

	Place:Warwick, Virginia, United States - Genealogy
		In 1918, Warwick County was the site of a new military installation, Camp Eustis, later renamed Fort Eustis.
		Warwick successfully fought off an annexation attempt by Newport News in 1949, but only by ceding 4 square miles to York County in a legal maneuver which was seen as a narrowly-won victory.
		The remainder of Warwick County became Warwick city in 1952 and then was annexed to Newport News city in 1958; the city/county combination is listed under Newport News.
	www.werelate.org /wiki/Place:Warwick_County,_Virginia (745 words)

	Plans
		This road passes through Warwick town centre, part of which is already an Air Quality Management Area, and poorer air quality would threaten the health of residents of the town centre, the viability of its businesses, and the condition of its fragile buildings.
		The view of Warwick Castle from the Castle Bridge is a Registered Landscape, it is one of the finest views in England and is recognised as such throughout the world.
		Warwick Castle is the town's most important tourist attraction and anything that detracts from it also detracts in a measure from the prosperity of the town.
	www.warwicksociety.org.uk /Plans.htm (14016 words)

	Place:Warwick, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States - Genealogy
		Warwick is an extinct independent city which was located in the State of Virginia in the United States from 1952 until 1958.
		On July 1, 1958, after approval of voters in both jurisdictions, the City of Warwick was consolidated with the independent city of Newport News, reuniting the two communities legally and assuming the latter's name.
		The boundaries of the city of Newport News today are essentially the boundaries of the original Warwick River Shire.
	www.werelate.org /wiki/Place:Warwick,_Virginia (282 words)

	CH Local History Center
		Warwick River Shire, later Warwick County formed from the Corporation of Elizabeth City was one of these eight shires and included the lands which in 1958 became the present City of Newport News.
		This historical complex is the oldest publicly held property in the City of Newport News, which as a successor to Warwick County is one of the oldest units of law and equity and local government in the United States.
		The plan for the future is to use the facilities as a center for history and genealogy with assembly rooms for community events and historical interpretation.
	www.rootsweb.com /~vannwhpa/vannwhpa/ch_local_history_center.htm (535 words)

	DOT declares Barrington Bridge contractor in default
		The move, which came after DOT officials became concerned over whether or not Shire would be able to finish work on the Warren Avenue bridge over Route 195, should not affect demolition and construction in Barrington.
		According to Ed Parker, the chief engineer for the DOT, Shire is expected to return to work on the Barrington River bridge within a week.
		Shire has not been working since June — the delay a result of design changes and contract re-negotiations.
	www.eastbayri.com /story/282633518278155.php (584 words)

	Warwick River (Virginia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Warwick River is a short tidal estuary which empties into the James River a few miles from Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States.
		The Warwick River took its name from Robert Rich, second Earl of Warwick and a prominent member of the Virginia Company who was proprietor of Richneck Plantation in Warwick River Shire, which became Warwick County in 1643, which later became part of the independent city of Newport News.
		The Warwick River adjoins Fort Eustis, a U.S. Army base, on its western shore, which also occupies historic Mulberry Island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Warwick_River_(Virginia) (199 words)

	CPRE Warwickshire - Press Releases Archive
		In 1967, Warwick District Council received a report from a firm of consultants that proposed a town-side entrance to the station, using what is still called Station Approach.
		Warwick Castle and Charlecote Park are also strongly against it, as is C.L.E.A.R., The Campaign for the Avon and Leam Rivers.
		The 130 strong Warwick Boat Club, founded in 1860, is certain that the river, only 65 feet at its widest and generally narrower, cannot contain motor-powered boats and racing fours at the same time.
	home.btconnect.com /cprewarwickshire/pressreleasesold.html (13091 words)

	Warwick Shire Tourism Site - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		First-class behaviour and record competitor and crowd numbers made this year's Warwick Rodeo a successful event of which the entire town could be proud.
		For southern visitors, Warwick is the perfect introduction to Queensland and a great place to relax and rejuvenate.
		The magic of Christmas is celebrated throughout the Warwick Shire with the same fervour as it is rejoiced universally.
	www.warwickshiretourism.com.au (344 words)

	World Travelling (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The town was laid out on the flat slopes of the Savannah River, just east of the sand hills that would come to be known as "Summerville".
		Norfolk is located on the Elizabeth River, in Hampton Roads, a large natural harbor.
		After that fire, upon suggestion of students of the College of William and Mary, the colonial capital was permanently moved to nearby Middle Plantation again, and the town was renamed Williamsburg.
	world.travellerspoint.com.cob-web.org:8888 /archive/092005 (3699 words)

	Virginia Peninsula (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads, and Chesapeake Bay.
		Hampton Roads is the common name for the metropolitan area that surrounds the body of water of the same name.
		Generally surrounded by water, the Virginia Peninsula The region is linked to other areas across the surrounding water barriers of the James and York Rivers, and the harbor of Hampton Roads by 2 bridge-tunnels, 2 large drawbridges, and a state-operated ferry system.
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	Top 20 Encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While Newport News had long been established as an unicoporated town, during the period after the American Civil War the new City of Newport News was essentially founded by Collis P. Huntington, builder of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and its coal piers and Newport News Shipbuilding, the world's largest shipyard.
		Huntington, who was one of the builders of the country's first transcontinental railroad, began acquiring land in Warwick County in 1865, and developed the coal piers and the shipyard during the next 20 years.
		The city's traditional downtown, located on the James River waterfront, is home to, almost exclusively, Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding and municipal offices.
	encyc.connectonline.com.cob-web.org:8888 /index.php/Newport_News,_Virginia (1628 words)

	Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		First settled in the early 17th century, it was earliest known as Newport News Point, and became an unincorporated town without formal boundaries in Warwick County for over 250 years, until 1896.
		The change to Newport News apparently was brought about by usage, for by 1851 the Post Office Department sanctioned "New Port News" (three words as the name of the first post office, and in 1866 it approved the name as "Newport News", the current form.
		Newport News was originally an unincorporated community known locally as Newport News Point located in the southeastern portion of Warwick River Shire, one of eight created in colonial Virginia in 1634.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia (2521 words)

	Colonial Virginia
		Apparently, the Iroquoise were dwellers in the Eastern section of the continent before the arrival of the Algonquins, for a wedge was driven between the Cherokees and Tuscaroras in the South and the "Five Nations" of the Iroquoise in the North.
		King Powhatan, whose village was on the north bank of the river just east of where Fulton now stands, first refused permission for the adventurers to come ashore on the 23rd, but through the medium of the interpreter a parley was arranged.
		It seems that Warwick tooq offense at Sandys' taking any notice whatever of the charges and it is said that it was Warwick who sent a fast ship from England to Jamestown to -,yarn Argall and give him passage home before he could be apprehended under a warrant sent out for his arrest.
	www.newrivernotes.com /va/cridlin1.htm (20097 words)

	Newort News History - Virginiana Room (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the basis of these land purchases, the original city of Newport News was to be built.
		The city of Hampton, town of Phoebus and Elizabeth City County consolidated as the City of Hampton.
		Thus, the boundaries of the city as we know them today are essentially the boundaries of the original Warwick River Shire.
	www.newport-news.va.us /library/virgrm/nnhist.htm (327 words)

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