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Kenilworth| Town in Warwickshire, central England, 8 km/5 mi north of Warwick; population (2001) 22,200. Industries include motor and agricultural engineering. The Norman castle, celebrated in Walter Scott's novel Kenilworth, became a royal residence. Edward II relinquished his crown here in 1327. The castle was enlarged by John of Gaunt and later by the Earl of Leicester – who entertained Elizabeth I here in 1575 – but was dismantled after the English Civil War. |
| There are some remains of an Augustinian priory dating from about 1122. The ruins of the castle were given to the British nation by the first Lord Kenilworth in 1937. |
Kenilworth| Town in northeastern New Jersey, 8 km/5 mi west of Elizabeth; population (1990) 7,600. It is a largely residential suburb with a variety of light industries and laboratories. |
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