Category: Grade II Listed Buildings
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Dovecote at Newnham Hall
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The Manor House, Church Lawford
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Thatched Cottages in Green Lane
The two adjoining thatched cottages in Green Lane are the sole remaining examples of what was once a common feature in the village. A review of such cottages present during the 19th and 20th centuries can be found here. Many such cottages were either roofed over with corrugated iron when re-thatching costs escalated, or, as… Read more
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St Laurence’s Tower
The tower of St Laurence’s Church dominates the valley of the river Avon for several miles. It is all that remains of the 12th Century Church of St Laurence, once the parish church of Kings Newnham. In the 17th century it became the family chapel of the Leigh Family, the Lords of the Manor, and… Read more
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Highfield House
Liz Parvin in her 2014 Village Newsletter history of Kings Newnham notes that at the time of the 1918 village sale Highfield House was occupied by the Misses Townsend who were the generous donors of the money to build the original Church Lawford Reading Room. Although they based themselves at Church Walk in Rugby during the… Read more
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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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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