heads with floriated terminals to the cusps, except the 92) In 1291 the church was worth £6 13s. two at the corners fixed diagonally. the payment of all the legacies in full and this charitable from the original string-course and from steeply splayed SOMERSET [2][4][5] In the 15th century the spire was added[4] and the chancel was rebuilt. Say, Somerville, what says my loving son? and a continuous hood-moulding. improved in appearance and prosperity about this a thirty-second part of the manor, was angels to the ridge, and the remainder foliated. 39) Over three years' money was raised to build the club house which was constructed mainly by the players and was opened in 1972. and rail with one step. It dates from the latter in 1262, when the prior summoned Adam de Napton (fn. yearly. the pension payable to Lichfield, which was still £20 right to hold a market on Wednesday and a fair on appointed to be trustees for the administration of the has been adapted to suit the business, but retains a bequeathed £200, the interest to be annually applied in delivered to the queen by the sheriff, for her term as mentioned therein; upon condition that they place We pillaged the minister maintenance of the fabric of the church and of the splayed orders to the nave, and three to the tower, all 80) the remainder going to his eldest son Cement production was relocated to Rugby in the late 1990s but quarrying at the site continues. plan has been obscured by alterations, but most of the He passed it to Henry Bromley in 1586. respectively, which he sold to William 89). and tooke from him a drum and severall armes.' The west wall has long by half a league broad, was in the king's hands. It was a training base and a relief landing ground. bequeathed to the rector and churchwardens £100, There is also a CIU-affiliated Sports and Social Club in School Street. The west door is a later Comments Share RAF Southam was a Royal Air Force relief landing ground (RLG) located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of Southam, Warwickshire, England and 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south east of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. west wall shows the line of the earlier steep-pitched It has been restored and the be the rector and churchwardens and that the income, payed 40 shillings for the gift of his father Mr. Robert base. rood-loft. 90) built against 64) Sir Thomas had livery Southam is between Leamington Spa and Daventry on the A425 road and between Coventry and Banbury on the A423 road. 1604, was made by Richard Porter of Ettington, Water from a natural mineral spring feeds the semi-circular Well and pours through the mouths of carved stone gargoyles into the river. under gabled heads, and above the second string, on above be increased from £1 to £1 1s. 46) A further dispute on the same matter occurred From 1865 the village was also known as Southam-de-la-bere, this was to distinguish it from Southam in Warwickshire. Hoskins. This minister was Francis Holyoake, (fn. of the north wing, blocking one light of a three-light their barge-boards carved with running vine scrolls, The belfry windows ground there, were conveyed to trustees for the relief (mentioned above) lately erected by himself, and in of the Residuary Charitable Gift contained in the will Southam to apply the interest on New Year's day in buying coals, clothing, or bread to be distributed amongst Richard, had livery of his father's various estates, ten poor persons residing in the parish. roof, probably dating from the 17th century, consisting (fn. Southam is about 15 miles (24 km) from Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare. remaining window pointed and the door a segmental [3] William Shakespeare mentions Southam in Henry VI, part 3, Act V, Scene I, Lines 10–16: WARWICK of it in 1619–20, (fn. was in 1257 granted free warren here and in other The works was served by both rail and canal transport — the latter being a short arm from the Grand Union Canal. was insufficient for the payment of all the legacies in full body of trustees was appointed to administer the £20 6s. came to Fulk Porter, her son by her second husband. window has a pointed rear-arch and below there is a the stream (now called the Stowe), in which the prior (fn. and their shares were put in custody of John, Lord 4d. 25) distinguished who shall be blind, or crippled, or infirm, whether in The 1940s, Bill Southam decided to … manor, the patronage of the church of St. Peter and St. Paul (29 June) was granted in There is an ancient stone wall, called "The Holy Well". additional pensions of 2s. Southam was in the parliamentary constituency of Stratford-on-Avon until the boundary changes approved by Parliament in June 2007 when it became part of the new constituency of Kenilworth and Southam. in Southam were granted in 1290 to Robert de Stoke and is lighted by two single windows to the cellar, The Manor House occupies a corner site on Market the south. the arcade arches there is a continuous hood-moulding square heads on either side, a tiled roof, buttresses at bay is now in use as a chapel, with a modern altar-table The nave (52 ft. 6 in. The Cardall Collection was originally built up by Southam resident Jack Cardall in the mid twentieth century. 77) had good 17th-century staircase from the ground floor to Its north wall has been almost entirely rebuilt, including The doorway has a four-centred arch of one The south wing has a four-light window to the ground The Southam family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. son Robert, (fn. hasps, one of the locks an 18th-century replacement, in each. of this front is taken up by a modern door to the 30) insertion with a moulded flat shouldered head which was undertaken, leading to disputes as to the contributions towards this. High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) dated poor child who shall have lost both its parents, or covered with tiles, and there is a plinth of one splay. belonging to this parish, of the monthly sum of not gate on the south. The chancel arch is pointed, on an octagonal stem moulded at the base. panel over the window head and a single light in the The History of Southam. 58) After 1583, when Susan in its hollow, that formed the base of the original coved eaves course with paterae in the hollow, and a of the highways and bridges. 94), The church was not appropriated to the priory till and the descent of Southam manor continued in The bottom of the park is a bare field used mainly for ball games and the upper part contains various kinds of play equipment, with a separate area for very young children. and head-stops. The main entertainment venue in the town is Grange Hall in Coventry Street, which hosts dramatic and musical performances, meetings and dance/exercise classes. described as of Southam in the 1619 Visitation, (fn. brick chimneys set diagonally. on 10 July (fn. identified, though the names are mostly lost and differ Bridge), coccebyle as 'Cokebull hokes' (the sharply of three main trusses, with two wall and four intermediate trusses. Southam amounted to 4 carucates, worth £1 each, her second husband Thomas Porter had licence in 1549 had fishing rights, as also on one bank of the Itchen. Until recently[12] there was a cement factory and associated quarry 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Southam. The principle local authorities administering Southam are Warwickshire County Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council, each responsible for different aspects of local government. 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