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Local Information for Southam

Southam is a small market town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,509 in the town; around 8,000 people live in the local villages that surround it.

The nearest large town to Southam is Leamington Spa located roughly 7 miles (11 km) east of the town. The towns of Rugby and Daventry are also within 10 miles (16km) of Southam.

Southam is located on the River Stowe, which flows from Napton-on-the-Hill and joins the Warwickshire River Itchen which in turn flows into the River Leam.

Southam is located between Leamington Spa and Daventry (on the A425) and between Coventry and Banbury (on the A423). The A426 connects it to Rugby. Southam is roughly fifteen miles from Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare. About four miles from Southam is the M40 motorway.

Southam was never directly served by a railway and had no station itself. However, the ex-LNWR (later British Railways) line f...More