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8 unusual facts about River Leam


Eathorpe

It is very close to the B4455, which follows the line of the Roman Fosse Way, and the River Leam.

Hellidon

The Leam and a number of streams feeding it rise in the parish.

Jephson Gardens

The gardens, once a place for the wealthy to 'take the air' and 'be seen', are found in the centre of the town with the River Leam flowing to the south of them.

Kites Hardwick

It lies in the valley of the River Leam which passes under the A426 at Thurlaston Bridge, just north of Kites Hardwick.

Leamington Hastings

The name of the village is due to it being just south of the River Leam, and the 'Hastings' part is due to the 'Hastang' family, the medieval lords of the manor.

Loft Theatre Company

Situated by the River Leam in the centre of the town this is the current site of the Company although two fires in 1958 and 1964 meant that the current theatre building was not opened until 1968.

Royal Pump Room Gardens

The Royal Pump Room Gardens is a popular open space found in the centre of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, next to the Royal Pump Rooms and just north of the River Leam.

Wappenbury

Located on the north bank of the River Leam Wappenbury is almost entirely inside the ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort.



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