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The Dramatic ruins of the great castle, standing on a gentle grass slope, a short distance from the modern town centre, dominates Kenilworth. In the streets of Kenilworth, you can see many old timbered houses and inns. The Kings Arms & Castle Hotel, is where Sir Walter Scott supposedly stayed when visiting the town, during the writing of his romantic novel 'Kenilworth', in which most of the action is set in the castle. In High Town, is the Rope Walk, now a private residence, where Bishop Latimer preached his last sermon, before going to Oxford, to be burnt at the stake, in 1555. To the north of the town is the ruined Kenilworth Abbey, formerly a house of Augustinian Canons, founded by Geoffrey De Clinton in the 12th. century. The Abbey is overlooked by the Church of St. Nicholas. The reset doorway at it's west end, is thought to be the finest relic of the Abbey, and one of the best examples of Norman work in the county. The Abbey Barn is now a museum, displaying stone-work from the Abbey, and other local finds. |
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