- Sydenham, Warwickshire
Sydenham is a mainly residential suburb located in the southeast of
Leamington Spa ,Warwickshire .cite book|title =A-Z Street Atlas, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick & Royal Leamington Spa |publisher = Geographers' A-Z Map Company Limited, Kent, England | page = pp. 22–23|year =|edition = (2000). First edition |isbn =1843480883] The residential areas consist predominantly ofCouncil houses , and there are several light industrial/business units in Sydenham Industrial Park. It has several schools, a doctors surgery, a largeAsda supermarket, a small sports centre, and severalpubs .Fact|date=June 2008History
The suburb was developed almost entirely in the middle of the
twentieth century . Before that the area wasfarmland with a few isolated farm buildings on it.Fact|date=June 2008Transport
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. TheRiver Leam meanders through Newbold Comyn Park just north of Sydenham. TheChiltern Main Line , an inter-city and commuter railway, runs approximately north-south through the west of the area, and the nearest station is theLeamington Spa railway station in Leamington town centre.Education
Campion School and Community College is situated in the south of Sydenham. [cite web|url = http://www.campion.warwickshire.sch.uk/contactus/contactus%20main.htm |title = Campion School and Community College: Contact details|publisher = Official website] There are also several primary schools in Sydenham.
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