Museums · West Midlands
Southam
In or near Harbury.
Southam — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Southam is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Southam is a museum located in the West Midlands. It offers insights into local history and culture, showcasing a range of exhibits relevant to the area.
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Background
History
The name Southam derives from the Old English sūðhām meaning 'south village' or perhaps sūðhamm meaning 'south hemmed-in land'. Southam was a Royal manor until AD 998, when Ethelred the Unready granted it to Earl Leofwine. When Coventry Priory was founded in 1043, Leofwine's son Leofric, Earl of Mercia granted Southam to it. The Domesday Book records the manor as "Sucham". The Priory, which in the 12th century became the first Coventry Cathedral, kept Southam until the 16th century when it surrendered all its estates to the Crown in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Southam developed at the intersection of several roads: the main road between Coventry and Oxford (now the A423 road), the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2520, -1.3900
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Parish
- Southam
- Postcode
- CV47 0JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
Sources
- wikipedia: Southam (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Southam?
- Southam is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV47 0JL), in the parish of Southam.
- What is Southam?
- Southam — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Southam?
- Drivers can use postcode CV47 0JL.
- How do I get to Southam?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CV47 0JL. It sits within the Kenilworth and Southam parliamentary constituency.