The county seat is Warwick . The terrain is gently rolling, with outcroppings of the Cotswold Hills in the south. The Avon, flowing southwesterly, is the chief river. There are vestiges of the ancient Forest of Arden.
Some light industry is practiced.
One of England's most known public schools is at Rugby . Numerous traces of the Roman occupation remain, such as the abbeys of Merevale and Stoneleigh and the ruins of the castle at Kenilworth . Warwick Castle is largely intact. The county is rich in literary associations as well. In 1974, Warwickshire was reorganized as a nonmetropolitan county.