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The Jephson Gardens are formal gardens, together with a grassed park, in the town of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.The gardens, once a place for the wealthy to 'take the air' and 'be seen', are found in the centre of the town on the Parade, with the River Leam flowing to the south of them.
Leamington was incorporated as a village in 1874, but by 1869, the European-Canadian settlement already had a population of 350. [6] [7] The community was named after Royal Leamington Spa in England, after having originally been called "Gainesville" or "Gainesborough" [8] for local mill owner William Gaines, and before that, Wilkinson Corners. [9]
The farm from which the suburb most directly takes its name, Sydenham Farm, first appeared on maps in 1887. On the farm land during World War Two an anti aircraft gun was positioned. In June 1903 Buffalo Bill brought his Wild West Show to the area, with the animals and staging arriving at Leamington Spa railway station before being brought on ...
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington [note 1] (/ ˈ l ɛ m ɪ ŋ t ən / ⓘ), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England.Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following the popularisation of its water which was reputed to have medicinal qualities. [2]
Lillington is a suburb of Leamington Spa, in the civil parish of Royal Leamington Spa, in the Warwick District in the county of Warwickshire, England.Historically a village which existed before the time of the Domesday Book (1086), it was incorporated into the borough of Leamington in 1890. [1]
Aphria was founded in 2013 by Cole Cacciavillani and John Cervini, who were Leamington greenhouse operators. [3] Its CEO for its formative years was Vic Neufeld, formerly the CEO of Jamieson Laboratories, a Canadian vitamin company. [4]
The first mention of Newbold Comyn in history was in the Domesday Book of 1086, which lists one of Leamington's two mills as being situated there. [1] The name Comyn is derived from the Norman Comyn family who owned the land between 1160 and 1200. [2] [3] In 1539 Richard Willes and William Morcote jointly purchased the land that was now a farm ...
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. Despite being named "gardens" there is only one 5.4-acre (22,000 m 2) area divided by footpaths with an ironwork bandstand in the centre.