Warwick is the capital of
Warwickshire, situated on the
Avon 21 miles southeast of
Birmingham. The baronial castle, situated on a rocky eminence above the Avon, is said to have been founded by Elfleda, daughter of King Alfred. In the time of
Edward III, it was rebuilt by the Earl of Warwick and his son. Caesar's Tower, the oldest portion of the building, probably dates from the Norman Conquest.
