The beautiful countryside has meandering rivers, fertile farmland, and leafy lanes. Its administrative center is Warwick. Agriculture is important in Warwickshire. Much of the farmland is pasture, supporting herds of dairy cattle. In the Avon Valley, growers produce apples, pears, and plums.
Farmers grow wheat, oats, and root crops in all parts of the county.
Warwickshire has some of England's most intensively cultivated land. The county's main industrial centers are Rugby and Warwick. Some of the world's largest power stations use generators and transformers made in Rugby. Rugby also produces cement and lasers, and is a center for distribution companies. Warwick has a growing service industry for computers and electronics, as well as engineering factories producing hinges, garbage collection vehicles, and pumps.