Welches Meadow [2]
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Welches Meadow [2]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 8 Feb 2020
The meadow is flooded in this view from Willes Road. Thought to have been created in the 1840s along the south bank of the River Leam as part of the flood defences of the town, the flood meadow is now a local nature reserve. The spa waters of Leamington Priors had been known in Roman times but it their rediscovery in 1784 led to their commercialisation with six new wells drilled. Rapid expansion followed and the town became Royal Leamington Spa after Queen Victoria granted use of the prefix in 1838. Renowned for its Regency architecture and spacious parks and ornamental gardens on either side of the River Leam, Leamington is today a residential and resort town.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.288839
Longitude
-1.524509