Author: Antony Farmer
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Missing Details – Can You Help ?
The Village Archive has been compiled using resources far and wide – as detailed here. However, there is still a need for additional information, much of which can be seen by browsing the archive. Any offers to provide additional written inputs, facts, memories, pictures etc are always welcome. In addition the list below highlights some… Read more
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Village Tributes Compilation – 2025 Initiative
The possibility of creating a Village Tributes Book has been raised, and the thoughts of Villagers past and present would be welcomed regarding what might be considered. We already have a fair collection of tributes going back around 40 years by virtue of the village newsletter / magazine archive. These could be converted to a… Read more
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RRDC Village Profiles
The Rugby Rural District Council published a guide to the 40 villages it administered. These profiles include a brief history of each village. The version of the profile from 1968 can be found below – with the understanding of village history of those times. NEWNHAM REGIS, Near Rugby (Area: 1,471 acres. Population : mid-1967, 100)… Read more
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Marriott Charity
When she died in 1860, the sister of Rev Marriott, known as Miss Marriott, left a sum of money to be used to create an annuity for “school purposes.” It was listed in the records thus: Miss S.C. MARRIOTT, £100 (£93.19.lid. Consols) the proceeds to be applied to the support of the Parochial School, in… Read more
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William Whiteman Tribute
William Whiteman (1848-1929) was well known in the two villages, as well as in the wider estate of the Duke of Buccleuch. He was the “Woodman” for the Estate, and also set up a grocers business based on his dairy smallholding, leading to a village shop on the main road opposite the Triangle garage that… Read more
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Dedication of Memorial Tablet in St Peter’s – 1924
The following article appeared In the Rugby Advertiser on 29th February 1924. CHURCH LAWFORD AND THE WAR. TABLET IN THE PARISH CHURCH. UNVEILED BY MR. W. W. VAUGHAN. At last the memorial tablet to the boys of the villages of Church Lawford and King’s Newnham who fell in the war has been placed in the… Read more
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Church Fundraising – End of 19th Century
After St Peter’s Church was rebuilt, various fundraising initiatives helped fund a number of updates – such as the two windows dedicated in 1899. One such fundraising event was detailed in the Advertiser series of Newspapers in 1884. The version from the Nuneaton Advertiser of 26th July 1884 has been transcribed below, detailing a concert… Read more
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An Introduction To The Church Lawford and King’s Newnham Village Archive
The villages of Church Lawford and King’s Newnham in Warwickshire are linked by a bridge over the River Avon which separates them. Both villages have histories going back to the Roman occupation and before. This archive aims to collate and preserve documentation and memories from the two villages relating to their rich history. It will… Read more
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Background Information Links
This page has links to a number of documents created and supported by local councils. Some of them are still current, others provide useful background information Rugby Local Plan 2011-2031 – Adopted in 2019 Church Lawford Parish Plan Church Lawford Housing Needs Survey 2013 Warwickshire Education Strategy 2024 – 29 Warwickshire Rights Of Way 1998… Read more
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1909 King’s Newnham and Church Lawford Triennial Show
The Rugby Advertiser of 31st July 1909 carried a detailed report of the fourth triennial King’s Newnham and Church Lawford Show. The narrative has been transcribed below. FLOWER SHOW AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION AT KING’S NEWNHAМ. The fourth triennial flower show and industrial exhibition, open to Church Lawford and Kings Newnham, was held at The Hall,… Read more