Southam
Parish in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.25, -1.382 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 42 61 |
| Population: | 6,567 |
Southam is a small market town and civil parish in the district of Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, set on a broad High Street with pockets of Georgian and Victorian architecture and a medieval core. Historically it grew around markets and coaching routes and still sits surrounded by working farmland, which gives the town a distinctly rural character despite its size.
Today Southam combines local shops, schools and small light-industrial estates with a lively community scene of clubs and annual events, while many residents commute to larger centres via the M40 or into nearby Coventry and Leamington Spa. The town’s mix of history, local services and countryside makes it a practical hub for the surrounding villages.
Postcode districts covering Southam
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 12.1 miles
- Northampton 21.3 miles
- Solihull 21.2 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 7 miles
- Nuneaton 19.4 miles
- Redditch 23.3 miles
- Rugby 10.9 miles
- Banbury 13.1 miles
- Hinckley 19.8 miles
- Warwick 8.3 miles
- Bedworth 16.1 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon 14.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Southam Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Southam South Ward 0.4 miles
- Southam West Ward 0.6 miles
- Southam East, Central & Stockton Ward 1.3 miles
- Stockton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Ladbroke Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Southam North & Long Itchington Ward 1.9 miles
- Long Itchington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Chapel Ascote Parish 2.4 miles
- Napton on the Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ufton Parish 2.8 miles
- Radbourn Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Southam
CV47 2ER, CV47 1AW, CV47 1PN, CV47 1EY, CV47 4DY, CV47 0JR, CV47 1EQ, CV47 1EG, CV47 2BL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 40.2 miles
- Leamington Spa Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Warwick Railway Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Southam Ad
- The Merrie Lion 5.7 miles
- Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa 4 6.3 miles
- Victoria Park Lodge 4 7.1 miles
- The Globe 4 9.1 miles
- Fawsley Hall 4 9.1 miles
- Warwick Castle Knight's Village 8.9 miles
- The Warwick Arms Hotel 9 miles
- Ashorne Hill Leamington Spa 3 7.3 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Warwick North M40 3 5.7 miles
- The Angel Hotel 3 6.9 miles
Schools in Southam
- Southam College Secondary
- Southam Primary School Primary
- Southam St James C of E Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam Primary
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 5.9 miles
- Ashorne Hill Estate 7.3 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7.9 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 8.1 miles
- St Johns Museum 8.7 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 8.9 miles
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles
- Upton House Country house 10.1 miles
- 12th Century Church Historic site 11.2 miles
- University of Warwick University 11.8 miles
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 12.1 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 12.3 miles