Hotels in Kenilworth
Hotels in Kenilworth. Some people may want a hotel in the town of Kenilworth. You may want a luxury or cheap hotel. Some people may want to see the town to see the culture of the town or to see the historic sites or to see the sports or entertainment venues in the area. Some like to see the town to see the whole region rather just the town.
Kenilworth is a town in central Warwickshire, England. It is situated 10 km south of Coventry, 10 km north of Warwick and 145 km northwest of London.
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St John's, Whitemoor, Windy Arbour, Ladyes Hill, Crackley, Castle End, Abbey End
Kenilworth is perhaps best known for Kenilworth Castle, although other significant local landmarks include Kenilworth Clock, Abbey Fields park and St Nicholas' Church. A settlement has existed at Kenilworth since at least the time of the Domesday Book, the book refers to Kenilworth as Chinewrde. However, the main development of the town occurred to serve Kenilworth Castle and St Mary's Abbey. The original development by Geoffrey de Clinton II in 1140 being along what is now Warwick Road, from the present St John's Church to the clock tower. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Abbey grounds, adjacent to the Castle, were designated as common land, in exchange for the common land used for expansion of the Castle by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Only a few walls and a storage barn of the original Abbey now exist.
Kenilworth Castle is a castle located in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. Historically the Castle was contained within the Forest of Arden.
A fortification has existed on the site from Saxon times, but the current ruin is of Norman origin; a great square stone tower built by Geoffrey de Clinton, Treasurer and Chief Justice of England to Henry I, in about 1125. Henry II took control of the castle during the rebellion of 1173-1174, giving the Clintons another castle in Buckinghamshire by way of compensation. Work then began to improve the defensive qualities of the castle, continuing during the reign of Henry III and transforming the castle into one of the strongest in the Midlands. The strategic advantages of water defences had long been known, and at Kenilworth a great lake was created to defend three sides of the castle. Covering over 100 acres it was an expensive endeavour, but the value in keeping siege engines at a distance and as a barrier to assault or mining was immense.
Modern Kenilworth is frequently regarded as a dormitory town for commuters to Coventry, Birmingham and Leamington Spa. Despite its proximity to the University of Warwick on Coventry's southern outskirts, it has only a small student population of mostly postgraduate students, although many staff at the university choose to live in Kenilworth. The town has good transport links - the Birmingham International Airport, and M6, M42 and M40 motorways are within 16 km of central Kenilworth. The town's railway station was closed in the 1960s as part of the Beeching rail cuts, although plans have now been put forward for the building of a new station. There is a regular bus service to Coventry and Leamington railway stations, and Warwick Parkway railway station is less than 10 minutes' drive away on the A46 bypass (which was built in June 1974).
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