Category: Village History
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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
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Maddest Merriest Day Springtime
Frank Hartley wrote an article for the Church Lawford and Kings Newnham Village Newsletter in 2018 regarding village May Day Celebrations. The Maddest Merriest Day Springtime is, at last, here in Church Lawford. All the familiar signs tell us that it is so. The sun rides higher in the sky; winter woollies are cast aside;… Read more
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The Peace Babies of Church Lawford
Frank Hartley looked back at the times of the First World War, how it affected the two villages, and the “Peace Babies” reporting in Church Lawford after the war. This article was published in the Church Lawford and Kings Newnham village newsletter of November 2018. The month of November is upon us and it is… Read more
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Parish Layout Changes
A series of articles published in the Church Lawford and Kings Newnham Parish Newsletter are referenced as details on the villages timeline here. The two parishes were separate entities until 1595. The British Histories Online page gives a detailed overview of Parish History based on a series of historic publications called Victoria County History, with… Read more
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Church Festivals and Village Events
For many centuries Church Festivals have been an important part of village life. Some are still as important as ever, whilst some are less prominent in the twenty-first century. Additionally there are a number of village events where there is a religious element. See here for details of village events not mentioned below. See the… Read more
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Street Naming and Numbering Changes in the 1950s
Until the early 20th Century the villages were owned by the Duke of Buccleuch, and the cottages in the village were numbered sequentially 145 to 214 rather than being given a street address – see here for a discussion on those numbers and their location. At that stage there was little development north of Smithy… Read more