Southam (/ˈsaʊðəm/) is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England, located about 6+1⁄2 miles (10 km) east-southeast of Leamington Spa.

[5] Southam's Holy Well, in the picturesque Stowe river valley, is Grade II listed and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and was first recorded in the year 998.

[6] The Well was used in medieval times by local monks and for hundreds of years as the town's principal water supply.

Water from a natural mineral spring feeds the semi-circular Well and pours through the mouths of carved stone gargoyles into the river.

[8] Southam's manor house in the centre of town is Grade II listed and dates from the 16th century.

[3] William Shakespeare mentions Southam in Henry VI, part 3, Act V, Scene I, Lines 10–16:

In the English Civil War, King Charles I used Southam's mint to make new coins to pay his troops.

[10] Charles I passed through Southam just before the outbreak of the Civil War and apparently was not made welcome by the townsfolk, who refused to ring the parish church bells.

For many years there was a cement factory and associated limestone quarry 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town.

[21][22] It was Europe's largest privately owned computer games company, until its purchase by Electronic Arts in February 2021.

Taxi and minicab firms operate in the area and frequent bus services serve Southam and local villages.

In addition to this, as a civil parish Southam has its own Town Council, which is represented by ten councillors from four wards.

The main shopping area is based around High Street and Market Hill in the town centre.

[26] The footpath from St James church along the protected Stowe valley to the historic Holy Well and on to Stoneythorpe Hall is a popular route for local people, ornithologists and other naturalists.

Over three years' money was raised to build the club house which was constructed mainly by the players and was opened in 1972.

There is a web of footpaths across fields and through woodland, with minimal need to use roads, giving foot access to surrounding villages.

Southam's recreational ground, locally known simply as 'the Rec', is located on Park Lane; the land adjoins St James' churchyard which itself extends to Park Lane, the lower part of Market Hill and the upper part of Warwick Street.

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.

About 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of Southam is the M40 motorway, though the town is surprisingly not indicated on the Junction 12 signage, despite being the main population centre in the immediate area.