Sydenham, Warwickshire
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Sydenham is a mainly residential suburb located in the southeast of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.[1] The residential areas consist predominantly of Council houses, and there are several light industrial/business units in Sydenham Industrial Park. It has several schools, a doctors surgery, a large Asda supermarket, a small sports centre, and several pubs.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
The suburb was developed almost entirely in the middle of the twentieth century. Before that the area was farmland with a few isolated farm buildings on it.[citation needed]
[edit] Transport
The Grand Union Canal (formally the Warwick and Napton Canal) runs west-east in the north of the area, and the Radford Road (A425) runs west-east just north of the canal. The River Leam meanders through Newbold Comyn Park just north of Sydenham. The Chiltern Main Line, an inter-city and commuter railway, runs approximately north-south through the west of the area, and the nearest station is the Leamington Spa railway station in Leamington town centre.[1]
[edit] Education
Campion School and Community College, is situated in the south of Sydenham.[1][2] There are also several primary schools in Sydenham.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c A-Z Street Atlas, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick & Royal Leamington Spa, (2000). First edition, Geographers' A-Z Map Company Limited, Kent, England, pp. 22–23. ISBN 1843480883.
- ^ Campion School and Community College: Contact details. Official website.
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