Category: Locations and Layout
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Mid-Twentieth Century Detailed Maps
The Ordnance Survey Maps of the area were updated during the middle of the twentieth century, and a set of detailed maps (1:2500 scale) were surveyed and published in the early 1960s, with ongoing reference to wartime features such as RAF Church Lawford, as well as detailing some of the new housing in King’s Newham… Read more
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Britannia Maps
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries there were various studies made by eminent historians, both of the country, and of the county. John Speed produced invaluable maps in his “Theatre of Great Britain”, and William Camden looked at the history and topography of Great Britain in extreme detail in his “Britannia”, first published in 1586,… Read more
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Ling Hall Site – Ongoing Use
As documented on the appropriate pages, the site of the former Ling Hall Farm was requisitioned during the Second World War by the Ministry to become RAF Church Lawford. Once that site was decommissioned there were several initiatives prior to the creation of an Industrial Estate in a small portion of the reserved land –… Read more
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Henry Beighton Map – 1725/9
In 1725 Henry Beighton carried out a survey of Warwickshire, and the resultant maps were published in 1729, including as an update to the “Antiquities of Warwickshire” work written by William Dugdale. The key to these maps indicates that the churches are drawn to their true shape and of four sizes as they bear proportion… Read more
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Village Shop
During the time that Church Lawford village had a Grocers Shop it was located in quite a variety of places. The first clear reference in nineteenth century records is in the 1835 Pigots Directory, when both Sarah Dalton and William Hirons (1788-1865) are listed as a Grocer. Both are also listed in the 1850 directory,… Read more
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The Village Butcher
For many years the Village Butcher was based in a smallholding in Church Road, later to become a farm where the Derek Barnwell and his family were tenants. At the time of the Village Sale in 1918, the Butcher “in residence” as a tenant was Harry Mason Cooke (1866-1949). Harry was the son of Walter… Read more
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1720 Tithe Mapping – King’s Newnham
A Tithe map for the village, along with details of farmers and villagers, dated around 1720, has been kept in the records of Lord John Scott and published in various locations. A copy of the Lord John Scott maps are held in the Warwick Records Centre – the originals are in the Montage Family Archive.… Read more
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1720 Tithe Mapping – Church Lawford
A Tithe map for the village, along with details of farmers and villagers for around 1720 has been kept in the records of Lord John Scott and published or referenced in various locations. A copy of the Lord John Scott maps are held in the Warwick Records Centre – the originals are in the Montagu… Read more
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1849 Tithe Review – Kings Newnham Smallholders and Cottagers
This is one of a number of reviews of the 1849 Tithe Registers, which look at the village layout and tenancies at that time, contrasting with the next main checkpoint of the 1918 Auction. The review is based on the tithe-holder name, looking at the various plots that make up their tithe commitment. The blue… Read more