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  • The Roman Era
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  • Hanoverian Times (Late 18th and 19th Centuries)
    • Up To And Through Victorian Times
    • First Church Lawford Census 1801
    • First King’s Newnham Census – 1841
    • The First Village School Opens in 1849
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    • Village Profiles in the 19th Century
    • Historic Summaries from Pre-Victorian to Edwardian Times
• 20th Century
  • 1900-1909
    • Coronation of Edward VII – August 9th 1902
    • King’s Newnham and Church Lawford Triennial Show 1909
  • 1910-1919
    • Coronation of George V – 22 June 1911
    • The 1911 Censuses
    • The Reading Room Opening Ceremony 1912
    • The Great War of 1914-1918
    • The Village Property Sales in the early 20th Century
  • 1920-1929
    • Unveiling of the War Memorial 1921
    • Interview with John Brierly in 1921
    • The 1921 Census
    • Electoral Register Equality 1928
  • 1930-1939
    • The Interwar Years and The Great Depression (1929-39)
    • George VI Coronation Celebration
    • Property Sale in 1938
  • 1940-1949
    • The Second World War 1939 to 1945
    • RAF Church Lawford Open Day – September 1945
  • 1950-1959
    • Village Stocks Debate – 1954
    • Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
    • The Post-War Period
  • 1960-1969
    • A Village Divided – May 1960
    • A New Village School Opens in 1964
  • 1970-1979
    • Change to Middle School – Opposition Campaign 1971-73
    • Alf Day – 60 Years of Reflections in 1971
  • 1980-1989
    • A Period of Change Ending The Century
  • 1990-1999
    • A Rural Idyll – 1991
    • School Closure – 1996
• 21st Century
  • 2000-2009
    • The Airport Threat 2002-03
    • The Opening of the Village Hall – July 2008
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