Author: Antony Farmer
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The Manor House Farm Kings Newnham
Liz Parvin in her 2014 Village Newsletter history of Kings Newnham notes that at the time of the 1918 village sale, Manor House farm and Highfields farm were both farmed by Mr. William Dunn, who stayed there until the 1930’s. In 1938 both Highfields and Manor House farms, and several cottages, were up for sale again.… Read more
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The Laurels Farm
The history of this farm will be added here. Read more
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Kings Newnham Hall
Kings Newnham Hall has a rich history. Additional research is needed to give full justice to the story of the Hall, but the Brierly family history is discussed here, along with an interview with John Brierly from the Rugby Advertiser here. There is a separate discussion on the history of St Laurence’s church in the… Read more
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The Manor House Farm Church Lawford
The history of Manor Farm Church Lawford, along with the Manor House go back many centuries. This page looks at the history of the farm itself – separate pages will consider the Manor House itself – although there will necessarily be some repetition. During the 18th Century Manor Farm in Church Lawford was under the… Read more
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The Grange Farm
The history of this farm will be added here. Read more
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Mount Pleasant Farm
The first references to Mount Pleasant Farm were found in the early 19th Century, In the previous century the land in that area was allocated to a number of different tenants, and there was additional Glebe Land and an area known as Millers Ground which suggested there may have been a windmill in that area.… Read more
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Village Farm
By the time of the 1918 Village Auction the various assets of this farm had been assembled and modified many times over the years, with different tenants owning different assets – further confused by the advent of the railway during the 19th Century which divided up some of those lands. Local farming families such as… Read more
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Church Lawford Lodge Farm
The story of what became known as Lawford Lodge Farm in Church Lawford is traceable from the late 17th Century. The Elkington Family first arrived in the village in around 1690, and by the time of the tithe review in the 1720s were shown as farming the land in the area of where Lodge Farm… Read more
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Limestone Hall
The history of this farm will be added here. For details of lime workings in the combined parishes see here. Read more
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Rookery Hall Farm
The history of this farm will be added here. Read more