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Royal Leamington Spa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 18 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.3000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on River Leam; rural settlement until 1780s, when mineral springs were popularized by upper class society; prefix "royal" granted by Queen Victoria 1838; traditonal home of lawn tennis; center of England, once marked by 900-year-old Midland Oak. |
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| Royal Leamington Spa (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Leamington Spa (C,V,English,U)
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| Leamington (C,V,English,U)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| resort center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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