Royal Leamington Spa
Coordinates: 52°17′29.62″N 1°32′8.57″W / 52.2915611°N 1.5357139°W
Royal Leamington Spa (or Leamington Spa) is a town in Warwickshire, UK. In 2001 it had a population of 45,300. Until 1784 it was not a town but a village. It was in this year that two local men called Benjamin Satchwell and William Abbott discovered a spring in the village. The two men, and others from the town, began to use the water for treatment of illnesses, which was a common practice in those times. The town quickly developed into a spa town with many rich people visiting to 'take the waters'. Because of this the town grew quickly. The town soon became famous and a popular holiday resort. When spa water stopped being fashionable fewer people came on holiday to the town, but rich people still went to live there when they were old. In modern times Leamington does not treat many people with the water but it is still known as a pleasant place to live. It is also popular for shopping.
The town is built by a river called the River Leam which flows through the middle of the town from east to west. The town is now connected to another town called Warwick. Other nearby settlements include Kenilworth (about six miles away), Rugby (about sixteen miles away) and Coventry (about ten miles away).
Architecture
The Parade (main street) and surrounding streets feature large Regency town houses which are normally white coloured, vertical sliding windows and high ceilings. Most of the buildings in the centre are protected by the government from being changed or replaced.
Royal Leamington Spa Media
- Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington 5.23.jpg
- The River Leam, Royal Leamington Spa, geograph 3797956 by Ian S.jpg
The Victoria Bridge over the Leam
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Map of Leamington, Warwick and Whitnash
- Leamington Spa Town Hall (1) 5.23.jpg
Leamington Spa Town Hall (1884)
- All Saints Church, Gloucester Street, Leamington Spa.jpg
All Saints Church, Gloucester Street, Leamington Spa
- Church of St John the Baptist, Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa - geograph.org.uk - 1416233.jpg
St John the Baptist's Church (Church of England)
- Christmas Lights in Livery street - geograph.org.uk - 98286.jpg
Christmas Lights in Livery Street
- Leamington Spa railway station exterior (crop).jpg
- Aleister Crowley, thinker.jpg
Aleister Crowley, born in Leamington
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