Church Lawford and King’s Newnham Timeline

Author: Antony Farmer

  • Parochial Church Council

    Antony Farmer

    Details to be added here. Some pertinent clippings are as follows Read more

  • Church Rate

    Antony Farmer

    For many years the main payments made by villagers to fund the “living” of the local Rector was via the Tithe System, as discussed here. An additional payment known as the Church Rate was introduced to fund maintenance of the church itself, as well as day-to-day expenses such as for communion or to fund the… Read more

  • Rental Payments

    Antony Farmer

    Until the 1918 Sale, rental payments were made to the Lord of the Manor. In many cases the cottages were the subject of subletting, whereby a farmer would pay the annual rent on a property in order to accommodate one of his workforce, who would be charged a monthly rent by that farmer (or adjustment… Read more

  • Taxation – Land Tax

    Antony Farmer

    Land Tax was levied between 1692 and 1963. As the name suggests from the 1730s onwards it was levied mainly on land, based based on rental assessments made in 1692. The tax was collected locally but spent by the central government. Land Tax assessments for individual parishes generally provide the name of the landowner, the… Read more

  • Taxation – Poor Rate

    Antony Farmer

    The Poor Law Acts of 1597 and 1601 made it compulsory for parishes to levy poor rates on householders, in order to raise money to help the poor. The rates were collected by the Overseer of the Poor. Other parish officials, such as the Surveyors of Highways and the Constables, also began to levy rates… Read more

  • Kellys 1900 Directory – Kings Newnham Entry

    Antony Farmer

    The Kelly’s Business Directory was a useful publication in its day, and remains so for Historians and Genealogists. This is the 1900 entry in the Warwickshire Directory for Kings Newnham (Newnham Regis). Read more

  • Kellys 1900 Directory – Church Lawford Entry

    Antony Farmer

    The Kelly’s Business Directory was a useful publication in its day, and remains so for Historians and Genealogists. This is the 1900 entry in the Warwickshire Directory for Church Lawford. Read more

  • Newnham Regis History by A E Treen

    Antony Farmer

    Rugby-born Compositor and local historian A Edward Treen produced a series of “Half-Holiday Rambles” for the Rugby Advertiser in the early 20th Century. Reproduced here is his essay on Kings Newnham. Half-Holiday Rambles Around Rugby By A. Edward TreenNewnham Regis, or to give it its modern title, Kings Newnham, is a hamlet situated on the… Read more

  • Church Lawford Census 1921

    Antony Farmer

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    The Church Lawford census recorded in 1921 is the latest to be released into the public domain under the terms of the census act. As the census from 1931 was destroyed during the war years, and it was not taken in 1941, there will not be another released in this way for many years when… Read more

  • King’s Newnham Census 1921

    Antony Farmer

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    The King’s Newnham census recorded in 1921 is the latest to be released into the public domain under the terms of the census act. As the census from 1931 was destroyed during the war years, and it was not taken in 1941, there will not be another released in this way for many years when… Read more