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Leamington Spa Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Leamington Spa

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Leamington Spa history

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Leamington was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Lamintone. For 400 years, the settlement was under the control of Kenilworth Priory. Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Leman-tūn or Lemen-tudn = “farm on the River Leam” The spa waters had been known in Roman times, and their rediscovery in 1784 by William Abbotts and Benjamin Satchwell.

Leamington Spa culture & places

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum is located in the Royal Pump Rooms, on the Parade. It holds a collection of over 12,000 objects, including fine and decorative arts, as well as items relating to local and social history.

Community centres

There are several local community centres in the area. There are also a number of community centres across the country. There have been several community centres around the world. There is also a national park in the region.

Peace Festival

Since 1978, the annual free festival and celebration of alternative culture has been held in the Pump Room Gardens. The Peace Festival is held every year since 1978.

Music

In December 2005 the band Nizlopi from Leamington, reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart with The JCB Song. The Woodbine Street Recording Studios has been used by several well-known music acts.

Theatre and cinema

Two theatres are located in Leamington: the Spa Centre and the amateur The Loft. Outdoor summer productions are held in Jephson Gardens, with outdoor summer productions. The Spa Centre also has a multiplex and Spa Centre.

Sport and leisure

There are a number of sports clubs and leisure facilities in Leamington Spa, including the oldest purpose built Real Tennis court in the world. Leamingon F.C. is home to a disc golf course and a leisure centre including swimming pool Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre.

Popular culture

Leamington has been featured in a number of television series, including the 1990s BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances. In 2010 scenes for a re-make of Upstairs, Downstairs were shot on Clarendon Square and in The Jephson Gardens.

Leamington Spa economy & business

Tourism

The popularity of the town’s waters in the 19th century led to the growth of tourism. Tourism Leamington’s primary industry was tourism in the town.

Manufacturing

Warwick and Napton Canal opened in 1799 as the primary means of cargo transport. Foundries were established in Leamington, specialising in cast iron stoves. Karobes Limited was one of Britain’s major suppliers of accessories for cars between World War II and the 1970s.

Digital media and the video game industry

Leamington Spa and the surrounding area, known as Silicon Spa, is a significant global centre for the video game industry. Over a thousand companies are employed directly in game development.

Healthcare

On 13 July 2021 a coronavirus “mega lab” was opened in Warwickshire. Named after English chemist Rosalind Franklin, the laboratory is intended to be capable of processing hundreds of thousands of samples a day. It is expected to create up to 1,500 jobs.

Leamington Spa geography / climate

Leamington is divided by the River Leam, which is susceptible to flooding in extreme weather. The town has several parks and gardens, including the Jephson Gardens, close to the Royal Pump Rooms and next to the river. The other side of the river features the “Elephant Walk” 19th-century slipway down to river.

Suburbs and nearby places

Warwick lies adjoined directly to the west of Leamington, on the opposite bank of the River Avon. Other suburbs include Milverton to the northwest, Campion Hills to the east and Sydenham to the south. Stratford-upon-Avon is famous as William Shakespeare’s birthplace and home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Best Leamington Spa places to visit

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Leamington Spa has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Leamington Spa’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Leamington Spa’s information audio spots:

Cubbington Cubbington is a village and civil parish with a population of 3,929. It is located on the north-eastern outskirts of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Welsh Road, running through the village crossroads, was an old sheep drovers’ route connecting London and Wales.

Leek Wootton Leek Wootton is a village in Warwickshire, England. It lies in the triangle created by Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington Spa.

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