Category: Locations and Layout
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Little End / Green Lane
Prior to the decisions made during the 1950s regarding street naming and numbering the lane now known as Green Lane was known as Little End – see here for details. The above map is reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. It was produced in 1886 and revised in 1903/5. This map and… Read more
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Church Lawford Business Park
Church Lawford Business Park, in Limestone Hall Lane, first opened in 1985 on the site of an old Council Depot. Almost 40 years later the Business Park continues to offer employment and services for the area. Read more
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Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage is the house built near the junction of Limestone Hall Lane and Coventry Road, overlooking the road and opposite the area known as “The Bank”. The full history of this house appears to merit further exploration given the location and longevity. It was a separate lot in the 1918 auction, where it was… Read more
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Kings Newnham Smallholdings (1918)
When the Estates of Kings Newnham and Church Lawford were put up for auction in 1918 there were two distinct lots relating to smallholdings (Lots 11 (The Lodge) and 14 (The 5 acre site next to the Laurels rented by the Farmer Family) in the Kings Newnham Sale. Additionally there were farm buildings for Highfields Farm… Read more
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Church Lawford Smallholdings (1918)
At the time of the major auction of village properties in 1918 the following smallholdings were identified. More details will be added on the items with the co-operation of the current owners / residents. Lots 24, 29, 30 and 43 in the Church Lawford sale Read more
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Dovecote at Newnham Hall
The Dovecote Read more
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Little Lawford Lane
The lane from the top of the hill in Kings Newnham makes a gradual descent back down almost to the level of the River Avon whilst still in the parish – then runs alongside the river to Little Lawford where there is a branch down to the ford across the River. The section in Kings… Read more
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The Decommissioning of RAF Church Lawford
Discussions began straight after the Second World War about how the site of RAF Church Lawford might be used. The area with the runway fell into Church Lawford parish, with the areas of housing being in Long Lawford parish – although in both cases they remained the responsibility of the Air Ministry until decommissioned and… Read more
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Mid-Nineteenth Century Tithe Maps
For many centuries the tithe system was a key funding mechanism in a local parish such as the combined parish of Church Lawford and Kings Newnham. Details of the Tithe System are here, with a person by person review here, but the specifics for the two villages are shown in a series of maps and… Read more
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Kings Newnham Fishponds
The Kings Newnham fishponds are believed to originate from the 12th century. Village researcher Liz Parvin noted in a 2014 article that St. Laurence’s Church was built in the late 12th century and the fishponds were built to provide the monks with their fish (most likely carp). There is a spring in the top pond;… Read more