Hunningham

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Church of St. Margaret
Church of St. Margaret

Hunningham is a small village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. It is found 5 kilometres to the north-east of Leamington Spa, within the Radford Semele ward. In 2005 the village population was 198.

The name Hunningham comes from ancient times meaning 'Homestead/village of Huna's people' or 'hemmed-in land of Huna's people'. Places of interest are the Red Lion pub and a local nature reserve where endangered species live. It also has a cricket club situated to the rear of the Red Lion which has produced players such as Lewis Mundy, Mark Boyns and Dan Maskell from the famed Javid Iqbal youth academy. It is situated by the River Leam and the geology of the area is clay, with subsoil gravel.

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