Category: Locations and Layout
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School Street Auction Lots
This page is linked from the main page on School Street here. The entries for the cottages in the 1918 auction were as follows (the house on the corner of School Street and Smithy Lane) – noted on the plan below them in the lot numbers and colours indicated. They are shown in an clockwise… Read more
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Church Road Auction Lots
This page is linked from the main page on Church Road here. The entries for the cottages in the 1918 auction were as follows (including those fronting on to the Village Green partially in Little End / Green Lane) – noted on the plan below them in the lot numbers and colours indicated: Read more
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Property Mapping – Lawford East
This page attempts to consider the status of the various villages properties over a period of around 120 years – from 1850 to 1970. It makes extensive use of Ordnance Survey Maps (full credit below), especially those of the biggest scales as made available by the National Library of Scotland Maps at https://maps.nls.uk/index.html There is an option to compare… Read more
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Kinver Farm / Village Post Office (School Street)
When the auction of village properties took place in 1918 the buildings opposite the rectory included looked similar to how they would look 100 years later. Looking back at the old records for the village, the first detailed mapping of families to village locations is in the tithe mapping from around 1720, referenced in detail… Read more
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Jaggard’s Cottage
The original Jaggard’s Cottage was built at the end of the 19th century, and has been a notable landmark in the village ever since. Although the property has been extensively revised, the name and the fact the cottage stood directly onto the road that became known as Church Road has been retained. The cottage was… Read more
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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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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