Author: Antony Farmer
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A Reminder of the Past (1980 Village Newsletter Article)
Back in April 1980 there was an article past by Christine Brown, living in Lexmore, Church Road about a local issue nearby. A REMINDER OF THE PAST One sunny Sunday morning not too long ago a voice was to be heard saying “Mummy, did you know that there is a big hole in the path… Read more
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The Garfield Connection
One of the families appearing in the earliest registers of St Peter’s Church are the Garfield family. Over the years there have been attempts by genealogists to link this family with the Garfield Family of America that arrived there around 1630 and lived in Watertown, Massachusetts. The links from the family traced in Watertown to… Read more
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The Dalton Family
The Dalton Family were one of the biggest families in the villages for around 400 years until the end of the nineteenth century. Over the years they embraced various trades, and various family members spread across the world, with members of the family born in the villages, or first-generation relatives, emigrating to a range of… Read more
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Archive Updates 2024
8/2/24 – Split Location page to create an Old Maps page with maps from 1720 to 1920. 13/2/24 – Revamped and Extended the section on Future Plans and Outstanding Work 17/2/24 – Added sequential maps pages for designated three areas 18/2/24 – More on historic events – older Jubilees plus placeholders for Millennium and more… Read more
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White’s Warwickshire Map 1850
In 1850 a publication from F White & Co provided a comprehensive view of the County of Warwickshire, plus the city of Birmingham, right down to the village level – see below. Along with this text a map was produced especially for the guide, showing the whole of the county – and an extract of… Read more
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Current Parish Layout
This section outlines the current parish layout, using the map displayed on the Village Notice Board. More specific details on the various streets and lanes in the Parish can be found here, and further old maps, are highlighted separately here. A more contemporary view can be seen on the Village Information Board, sited on the village green, This map dates… Read more
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1918 Auction Maps
As part of the Auction of land and properties in 1918, various colour-coded maps were created. This allows a view of the overall Parish, the outlying farms, the Village Centre of Church Lawford and King’s Newnham Village, using a number of maps. This map shows the extent of the King’s Newnham Parish area in the… Read more
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Original Ordnance Survey Maps
Although the early detailed Manor Maps, as discussed here, provided the Lord of the Manor with a view of his properties, there became a need for detailed maps of the whole country for defence purposes. The Ordnance Survey provided these maps, with a major mapping project throughout the early 19th Century. 1830s Map of the… Read more
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When Records Began
The Parish records for the combined parish of Church Lawford and King’s Newnham at St Peter’s Church have been kept since 1575. For many years they were held in a “strong box” at the Church, but they have now been transferred to the Warwick Records Office, with current records held centrally. The early records for… Read more
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King’s Newnham Census 1881
The 1881 Census for King’s Newnham. The similar address references shown in the location column are only to help to show the size of households, by giving each domicile a separate identifier, and are not the actual location numbers. See the 1921 census for some ideas of how to gauge actual locations. Details of subsequent censuses, which… Read more