LEAMINGTON  , a municipal

borough and health resort of Warwickshire, England, on the river Learn near its junction with the Avon, 98 m . N.W. from London, served by the Great Western and London & North Western railways . Pop . (19o1) 26,888 . The parliamentary boroughs of Leamington and Warwick were joined into one constituency in 1885, re-turning one member . The centres of the towns are 2 M. apart, Warwick lying to the west, but they are united by the intermediate parish of New Milverton . There are three saline springs, and the principal pump-rooms, baths and pleasant gardens lie on the right bank of the river . The chief public buildings are the town hall (1884), containing a free library and school of art; and the Theatre Royal and assembly room . The parish church of All Saints is modernized, and the other churches are entirely modern . The S . Warwickshire hospital and Midland Counties Home for incurables are here . Leamington High School is an important school for girls .

There is a municipal technical school .

Industries include iron foundries and brick-works . The town lies in a well-wooded and picturesque country, within a few miles of such interesting towns as Warwick, Kenilworth, Coventry and Stratford-on-Avon . It is a favourite hunting centre, and, as a health resort, attracts not only visitors but residents . The town is governed by a mayor, 8 aldermen, and 24 councillors . Area, 2817 acres . Leamington was a village of no importance until about 1786, when baths were first erected, though the springs were noticed by Camden, writing about 1586 . The population in 1811 was only 543, The town was incorporated in 1875 . The name in former use was Leamington Priors, in distinction from Leamington Hastings, a village on the upper Learn . By royal licence granted in 1838 it was called Royal Leamington Spa .