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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]
Parade is a 0.51 mile (0.82 kilometre) long street in the town of Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England.Running in a north-south direction, it forms part of the longer B4087 which runs from the A445 in Leamington to the B4086 in Wellesbourne.
Royal Priors Shopping Centre is a two-storey shopping precinct located in the town of Leamington Spa, England. It in located in the centre of the town on the main street, The Parade . Opened in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II [ 1 ] at a cost of £35 million, there is a seven-storey car park adjacent to it and the town's bus stops are nearby.
Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road, towards the southern edge of the town centre. It is a major stop on the Chiltern Main Line between London and Birmingham, and is the southern terminus of a branch line to Coventry.
The Royal Pump Rooms is a cultural centre on the Parade in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It was the most famous of several spa baths opened in Leamington between the late-18th and mid-19th centuries. People would travel from throughout the country, and indeed Europe, to benefit from
The current hall was commissioned to replace a smaller hall found on High Street which was built in 1830. [2] The former hall was constructed on land owned by The Earl of Aylesford and the Wise family at a cost of £1,900. [2] After the new town hall opened, the old hall was used as a police station and then as a Polish community centre. [2]
The Revd. Edward Willes died in 1820, and his son, also Edward, began to sell parts of the estate for building in 1823 as Leamington grew into a spa town. [4] In all the Willes family held Newbold Comyn for over 400 years, until they sold most of the remaining estate to Leamington Corporation after the end of the Second World War.
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]