Category: Village History
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Church Lawford Census 1901
The 1901 Census for Church Lawford. The similar address references shown in the location column are only to help to show the size of households, by giving each domicile a separate identifier, and are not the actual location numbers. See the 1921 census for some ideas of how to gauge actual locations. Full Name Relationship Gender Age… Read more
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King’s Newnham Census 1901
The 1901 Census for King’s Newnham. The similar address references shown in the location column are only to help to show the size of households, by giving each domicile a separate identifier, and are not the actual location numbers. See the 1921 census for some ideas of how to gauge actual locations. Full Name Relationship Gender Age… Read more
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Village Census
The National Census was first carried out in England in 1801, and was planned to be repeated every ten years. From 1841 onwards the census data was recorded in enumeration books in a standardised format, and it is these records that are often quoted and reviewed. More details of the process are at the National… Read more
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National Register 1939
As discussed on a related page the register of 1939 was taken on 29th September of that year. The data was updated while the scheme was in use (until 1952), and then certain updates were recorded by the NHS while the paper record scheme was in use there (until 1991). The data was made available… Read more
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The Village School In Wartime
At the bottom of this page is a timeline reflecting the “Village School in Wartime”, aligned with other wartime events. The threat of war increased during the late 1930s, with the Munich Crisis in 1938 heightening awareness, and even with the apparently positive outcome on 30th September 1938 – “Peace for our Time”, preparations for… Read more
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Midlands Airport – SACG Response
As the anti-airport campaign progressed, there was a co-ordinated response to the proposals for a Midlands Airport, with the formation of the Strategic Anti-Rugby Airport Co-ordinating Group. This group produced a detailed document endorsed by councils, villages and organisations to highlight the issues arising from the Government proposals, as well as providing the response to… Read more
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Midlands Airport – Warwickshire County Council Viewpoint
When the news broke about the Government Midlands Airport proposals. Warwickshire County Council engage a Consultancy firm to review the various options and to consider the implications. Jacobs Consultancy looked at all the possible changes that would increase capacity in the Midlands The above changes were then grouped into 5 scenarios The various scenarios were… Read more
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A 19th Century View of the Road Past Church Lawford
Prominent Rugby-born Historian Matthew Holbech Bloxam recorded his thoughts about the route from Rugby to Brandon, passing Church Lawford, and with a reference to King’s Newnham along the way. These were published in the Rugby Advertiser in March 1873. Matthew (1805-1888) was well-regarded in historic circles, and was also a prominent archaeologist based out of… Read more
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Protest March – 20th October 2002
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Department of Transport Communications
The Department of Transport stage an exhibition in the village, as detailed below The level of organisation from the DoT was highlighted by the fact the information documents ran out at a key time. Read more