Warwickshire
/ˈwɒrɪkʃə(r)/
/ˈwɔːrɪkʃər/
(abbreviation Warks)
- a county in central England, with the town of Warwick as its administrative centre. It was reduced in size when part of it, including the city of Coventry, became part of the West Midlands, one of the metropolitan counties created in 1974. Stratford-upon-Avon is in Warwickshire.