Category: Village Maps
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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
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1849 Tithe Register Review – Village Centre
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 majority of these reviews are based on the tithe-holder name, looking at the various plots that make up their tithe… Read more
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From County to Village
Over the centuries there have been a number of reorganisations of the various subdivisions of the country, and of each of those subdivisions themselves. This page attempts to explore how and when the boundaries of the two villages were defined, and how they fit into the district and county structure. The starting point for such… Read more
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Kings Newnham East Maps Over the Years
This section tries to consider the various changes to the eastern part of Kings Newnham (including the village area, but not the Hall) over the years. As has been mentioned elsewhere, the two villages sit on various joins of the Ordnance Survey grid mapping, so it is slightly more difficult than it might be to… Read more
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Lawford East / Newnham South East Maps Over The Years
This section tries to consider the various changes to the eastern part of the Church Lawford as well as the South-East Corner of Kings Newnham in the Avon loop over the years. As has been mentioned elsewhere, the two villages sit on various joins of the Ordnance Survey grid mapping, so it is slightly more… Read more
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Lawford West Maps Over The Years
This section tries to consider the various changes to the western part of the village centre over the years. As has been mentioned elsewhere, the village sits on various joins of the Ordnance Survey grid mapping, so it is slightly more difficult than it might be to consider the villages as a whole. The caption… Read more
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Village Maps over the years
This section tries to consider the various changes to part of the village layout over the years. As has been mentioned elsewhere, the village sits on various joins of the Ordnance Survey grid mapping, so it is slightly more difficult than it might be to consider the villages as a whole. One of the aims… Read more
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Old Manor Maps
Early Mapping at a local level came via the Lord of the Manor. The Manor Map would show the breakdown of the area at a field level. Further old maps, at a County level to show the structure of the Knightlow Hundred, plus some more historic mapping from the 16th and 17th centuries can be… 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