The County of Warwickshire
Warwickshire lies to the south and east of the West Midlands conurbation and has strong links with Coventry, Solihull and Birmingham in the West Midlands region, and increasingly stronger links with the South East region. Despite the focus of population within the main towns of the County, a significant part of Warwickshire is rural in nature. Situated in a central location, several key strategic routes pass through the County.
Key facts
- The population of Warwickshire is 522,200 (mid-2006 estimate)
- The population comprises 258,100 males and 264,200 females
- Ethnicity breakdown of County: 90.8% White British and 9.2% Non-White British (Office for National Statistics 2007)
- The area of Warwickshire is 763 square miles (1,979 square kms)
- The average population density is 2.7 persons per hectare
- Warwickshire County measures 48 miles north to south and 29 miles east to west at its maximum extent.
- The length of road network within the County is 2,525 miles ( 4,063 kms)
- Warwickshire comprises five parliamentary constituencies – North Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Rugby & Kenilworth, Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick & Leamington.
Warwickshire comprises five District/Borough areas made up of 105 wards: North Warwickshire Borough ( 17 wards), Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough (17 wards), Rugby Borough (20 wards), Stratford-on-Avon District (31 wards) and Warwick District (20 wards)