River Leam

River in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, England

The River Leam in Leamington Spa

The River Leam (/lɛm/) is a river in England which rises at Hellidon Hill in Northamptonshire then flows through Warwickshire, including the town of Leamington Spa,[1] named after it. It then flows into the River Avon near Warwick, which flows into the River Severn.

## Toponymy

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The name is first recorded in 956 as Limenan, and derives from British Lemanā, meaning "elm-tree river".[2]

## Tributaries

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Its major tributaries are Rains Brook, River Itchen, River Stowe and Radford Brook.[1]

## Water quality

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The Environment Agency measures the water quality of the river systems in England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: 'high', 'good', 'moderate', 'poor' or 'bad'. There are several components that are used to determine this, including biological status, which looks at the quantity and varieties of invertebrates, angiosperms and fish. Chemical status, which compares the concentrations of various chemicals against known safe concentrations, is rated 'good' or 'fail'.[3]

Water quality of the River Leam in 2019:

Section | Ecological
Status | Chemical
Status | Overall
Status | Length | Catchment | Channel

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Leam - source to conf Rains Bk[4] | Poor  | Fail  | Poor  | 23.642 km (14.690 mi)  | 62.907 km2 (24.289 sq mi)  |
Leam - conf Rains Brook to conf River Itchen[5] | Moderate  | Fail  | Moderate  | 13.775 km (8.559 mi)  | 62.148 km2 (23.995 sq mi)  |
Leam - conf River Itchen to conf River Avon[6] | Poor  | Fail  | Poor  | 22.553 km (14.014 mi)  | 65.72 km2 (25.37 sq mi)  |

## See also

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* Rivers of the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ a b "River Leam Catchment Pilot". Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
2. ^ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Leam", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521168557
3. ^ "Glossary (see Biological quality element; Chemical status; and Ecological status)". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. 17 February 2016. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
4. ^ "Leam - source to conf Rains Bk". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency.
5. ^ "Leam - conf Rains Brook to conf River Itchen". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency.
6. ^ "Leam - conf River Itchen to conf River Avon". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency.

## External links

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* The Manor of Hunningham

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Features of Royal Leamington Spa

* Royal Leamington Spa
* Warwick and Leamington Constituency
* Warwick District
* District Council elections
* County Council elections

Suburbs|

* Lillington
* Milverton
* Old Town
* Sydenham

Notable buildings
and structures|

* All Saints Church, Leamington Spa
* Church of St John the Baptist
* Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa
* Leamington Spa railway station
* Loft Theatre Company
* Regent Hotel
* Royal Priors Shopping Centre
* Royal Pump Rooms
* Royal Spa Centre
* St Mary's Church
* St Paul's Church
* St Peter's Church, Leamington Spa
* Town Hall
* Woodbine Street Recording Studios

School and colleges|

* Campion School, Leamington Spa
* The Kingsley School
* North Leamington School
* Warwickshire College

Parks and
geographical features|

* The Dell, Leamington Spa
* Foundry Wood
* Jephson Gardens
* Midland Oak
* Newbold Comyn
* The Parade
* Parr and Wisden's Ground
* River Leam
* Royal Pump Room Gardens
* Victoria Park, Leamington Spa

Sports clubs and organisations|

* AGA Rangemaster Group
* Leamington Cricket Club Ground
* Leamington F.C.
* Royal Spa Brass

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Warwick District towns, parishes and settlements

* Warwickshire
* County Council elections
* District Council elections
* Warwick and Leamington Constituency

Towns|

* Kenilworth
* Abbey End
* Castle End
* Crackley
* Ladyes Hill
* St John's
* Whitemoor
* Windy Arbour
* Leamington Spa
* Lillington
* Milverton
* Old Town
* Sydenham
* Warwick
* Bridge End
* Emscote
* Forbes
* Heathcote
* Myton
* Packmores
* The Cape
* Warwick Gates
* Woodloes Park
* Whitnash

Parishes, settlements|

* Ashow
* Baddesley Clinton
* Baginton
* Barford
* Beausale
* Bishops Tachbrook
* Blackdown
* Bubbenhall
* Budbrooke
* Bushwood
* Cubbington
* Eathorpe
* Haseley
* Hatton
* Honiley
* Hunningham
* Lapworth
* Leek Wootton
* Norton Lindsey
* Offchurch
* Old Milverton
* Radford Semele
* Rowington
* Sherbourne
* Shrewley
* Stoneleigh
* Wappenbury
* Wasperton
* Weston under Wetherley
* Wroxall

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Warwickshire
* List of places in Warwickshire
* List of civil parishes in Warwickshire

52°17′N 1°33′W﻿ / ﻿52.283°N 1.550°W﻿ / 52.283; -1.550

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International|

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National|

* United States
* Israel

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