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The A445 road is a road in Warwickshire, England.It runs between the town of Warwick and the A45, also passing through the north of Leamington Spa.The road provides the major link between Leamington/Warwick and north-east Warwickshire, including Rugby and the M45/M1 motorways.
The road into Leamington is signed as a primary route but most maps show it as non-primary. After running up the western edge of the town centre, the road crosses the A425 and then heads north. Just before Kenilworth , the A452 crosses the A46 , the major dual carriageway linking the M40 to Coventry .
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in former Unibus livery in January 2018. The Unibus brand is used for services U1, U2, U12 and U17, operating predominantly between Leamington Spa and the University of Warwick via the A46, although weekend variations of the routes take services away from the A46.
Leamington/Stratford services were diverted to Snow Hill. The opening of the extension of the parallel M40 motorway from Oxford to Birmingham in 1991 spawned development in towns along the northern section of the route, notably Bicester, Banbury, Leamington Spa and Warwick. This generated additional patronage for train services in the corridor.
From 1872 various tramway projects were considered until the Leamington Tramways Order of 1879 was granted. The Leamington & Warwick Tramways & Omnibus Company Ltd was registered on 18 February 1880. On 14 May 1881 they signed a contract with John Fell of Leamington for the construction of the line. On 17 November 1880, the work was completed.
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington [note 1] (/ ˈ l ɛ m ɪ ŋ t ən / ⓘ), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England.Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following the popularisation of its water which was reputed to have medicinal qualities. [2]
In 1839, an independent company the Warwick and Leamington Union Railway, under the chairmanship of Joseph Frederick Ledsam, [1] submitted plans for a new line connecting Leamington with the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) at Coventry; the plans were approved by the Warwick and Leamington Union Railway Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. lxxxi).
The Leamington–Stratford line is a railway line linking Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It follows the Chiltern Main Line from Leamington Spa to Hatton before diverging to the south. It serves Stratford-upon-Avon, Wilmcote, Bearley, Claverdon, Hatton, Warwick, and Leamington Spa.