However, Salzman records that much of the arable land had once been pasture; this seems borne out as late as 1853 in a reference by RS Surtees to: ... the wide-stretching grazing grounds of Southam and Dunchurch.
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It is less clear where the first part of the village's name originates but it may refer to red kites, a bird of prey common in England until the 19th century.
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It lies in the valley of the River Leam which passes under the A426 at Thurlaston Bridge, just north of Kites Hardwick.
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