Places to see in ( Southam - UK )
Places to see in ( Southam - UK )
Southam is a small market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Southam is on the River Stowe (called 'The Brook' by many locals), which flows from Napton-on-the-Hill and joins Warwickshire's River Itchen at Stoneythorpe, just outside the town. The town is about 7.5 miles (12 km) east of Leamington Spa, about 10 miles (16 km) from Rugby and Daventry, 13 miles (21 km) south of Coventry and 14 miles (23 km) north of Banbury.
Southam was a Royal manor until AD 998, when Ethelred the Unready granted it to Earl Leofwine. When Coventry Priory was founded in 1043, Leofwine's son Leofric, Earl of Mercia granted Southam to it. The Domesday Book records the manor as Sucham. The Priory, which in the 12th century became the first Coventry Cathedral, kept Southam until the 16th century when it surrendered all its estates to the Crown in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The current Manor House is Grade II * listed and dates from the early 17th century.
Southam's Holy Well, in the picturesque Stowe river valley, is a Grade II listed building and scheduled Ancient Monument, and was first recorded in the year 998. The Well was used in medieval times by local monks and for hundreds of years as the town's principal water supply. Water from a natural mineral spring feeds the semi-circular Well and pours through the mouths of carved stone gargoyles into the river. The water from the Well was said to cure eye complaints.
The London and North Western Railway completed its Weedon to Marton Junction Line in 1895 and opened Southam and Long Itchington station on it 2 miles (3 km) north of Southam. British Railways closed the station to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1965. Southam was the seat of Southam Rural District from 1894 until 1974, when under the Local Government Act 1972 it was made part of Stratford-on-Avon District.
Southam was in the parliamentary constituency of Stratford-on-Avon until the boundary changes approved by Parliament in June 2007 when it became part of the new constituency of Kenilworth and Southam. The constituency was first contested in the United Kingdom general election, 2010. RAF Southam, about 0.6 miles (1 km) east of the town, was a World War II airfield. It was opened in 1940 and closed at the end of 1944. It was a training base and a relief landing ground. Southam's history is commemorated in Southam's Cardall Collection.
Southam is between Leamington Spa and Daventry on the A425 road and between Coventry and Banbury on the A423 road. The A426 road connects it to Rugby. Southam is about 15 miles (24 km) from Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare. About 8 miles (13 km) from Southam is the M40 motorway, though the town is surprisingly not indicated. The nearest railway stations are Leamington Spa, Rugby and Banbury.
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Southam, Warwickshire
A short tourism video about Southam in Warwickshire.
Southam is a small town situated in the heart of rural Warwickshire.
Its history is believed to date back to the early Anglo Saxon and Roman times.
It was a stopping place on the route of the Welsh Drovers and later coaching routes to London.
Charles I is said to have minted coins here in 1642, and the Old Mint still stands, now a popular pub.
The town retains many interesting historical buildings and has been designated as a conservation area.
The water that flows from the Holy Well was said to have many healing properties.
Visiting it makes for a very pleasant walk in the outstanding beauty of the Stow valley.
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00:01:44 1 History
00:03:35 1.1 Industrial age
00:05:27 1.2 Nazi bombing of Coventry
00:07:52 1.3 Post-Second World War
00:12:16 2 Geography
00:12:24 2.1 Climate
00:13:10 2.2 City boundaries
00:13:53 2.3 Suburbs and other surrounding areas
00:14:03 2.4 Nearby places
00:14:12 2.5 Places of interest
00:14:20 2.5.1 Cathedral
00:16:14 2.5.2 Cultural institutions
00:18:17 3 Demography
00:21:42 4 Government and politics
00:21:51 4.1 Local and national government
00:24:34 4.2 Council affiliation
00:24:47 4.3 Twinning with other cities; city of peace and reconciliation
00:25:36 5 Arts and culture
00:25:58 5.1 Literature and drama
00:28:01 5.2 Music and cinema
00:29:59 5.3 Customs and traditions
00:30:15 6 Venues
00:33:25 7 Sport
00:33:33 7.1 Football
00:35:19 7.2 Rugby Union
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00:43:15 7.8 Cricket
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00:46:25 7.11 Other
00:46:55 8 Economy
00:50:08 8.1 Redevelopment
00:51:29 8.2 Media
00:51:37 8.2.1 Radio
00:51:57 8.2.2 Written media
00:52:16 8.2.3 Television news
00:52:33 8.2.4 Digital-only media
00:52:47 8.3 Transport
00:55:45 8.4 Waste management
00:56:42 9 Accent
00:56:50 9.1 Origins
00:57:38 9.2 Coventry and Birmingham accents
00:58:52 9.3 Coventry accent on television
00:59:39 10 Honours
00:59:57 11 Education
01:00:06 11.1 Universities and further education colleges
01:01:08 11.2 Schools
01:03:53 12 Notable people associated with Coventry
01:04:04 12.1 History and politics
01:05:20 12.2 Science, technology and business
01:06:52 12.3 The arts
01:08:29 12.4 Sport
01:09:21 13 Freedom of the City
01:09:36 13.1 Individuals
01:09:57 13.2 Military Units
01:10:12 14 See also
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Coventry ( (listen) KOV-ən-tree or KUV-) is a city, administrative centre and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
Historically part of Warwickshire, at the 2011 census Coventry had a population of 316,915, making it the 9th largest city in England and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest city in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham, and although proximite to the West Midlands conurbation, it is just outside it.
Coventry is 19 miles (31 km) east-southeast of Birmingham, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Leicester, 11 miles (18 km) north of Warwick and 94 miles (151 km) northwest of London. Coventry is also the most central city in England, being only 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of the country's geographical centre in Leicestershire and is located in the West Midlands.
The current Coventry Cathedral was built after the majority of the 14th century cathedral church of Saint Michael was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in the Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940. Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry. The city has three universities, Coventry University in the city centre, the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts and the smaller private Arden University, headquartered close to Coventry Airport.
On 7 December 2017, the city won the title of UK City of Culture 2021, after beating Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea and Sunderland to the title. They will be the third title holder, of the quadrennial award which began in 2013.
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