Category: Village History
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An Online Angle To The Campaign
Although in 2002/03 the concept of personal websites was still rather in its infancy, many villages joined the published press in putting their messages online. A collage of some of the various pages is shown below (it was not possible to get samples of them all, as some were not held in the Internet Archive). Read more
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Airport Threat – Headline News
Shown below are a selection of Newspaper Headlines from 2002. More details from the various local newspapers during 2002 and 2003 are in the Research section of the archive, including the various letters from villagers published at the time. Read more
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An Ancient Protest Poem
The following rather epic poem is entitled “Newnham Regis”, although it seems to have been part of a longer work called Horae Podagrinae, by Allesley Ward-Boughton-Leigh. The work reflects on the activities in the 1850s that uncovered various graves belonging to St Laurence’s Church which were of various members of the Leigh Family – discussed… Read more
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Newnham Regis References in 1795 Publication
In 1795 a book was published entitled Picturesque Views on the Warwickshire, or Upper Avon, written by Samuel Ireland. The book considers the various settlements alongside the River Avon from the source on the Warwickshire borders. Although it was personally illustrated by the author during the earlier part of that decade, the specific illustrations do… Read more
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Henry Beighton Map – 1725/9
In 1725 Henry Beighton carried out a survey of Warwickshire, and the resultant maps were published in 1729, including as an update to the “Antiquities of Warwickshire” work written by William Dugdale. The key to these maps indicates that the churches are drawn to their true shape and of four sizes as they bear proportion… Read more
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The King’s Newnham Monster Fish
In March 1802 the Coventry Standard reported on an unusual event in King’s Newnham. The words of the report have been transcribed below as they are rather tricky to read, but the creature found is described as the “greatest curiosity this country ever produced” – one which the British Museum would deem as “a valuable… Read more
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King’s Newnham Census 1851
Details of the King’s Newnham Census of 1851 are here. Details of subsequent censuses, which gradually introduce more details on locations, occupations and birthplace can be found here. Name Status Age Birth Year Birthplace Address Harry Brierly Head 45 1806 Brinklow Newnham Hall ( Miller & Farmer 281 Acres) Margaret Brierly Wife 45 1806 Cumberland… Read more
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Church Lawford Census 1851
Key fields from the Church Lawford Census have been extracted, and occupation / location data added as detailed below. Name Status Occupation Age DOB Place of Birth Josiah Billingham Head Publican (White Lion) 48 1803 Church Lawford Mary Billingham Wife 41 1810 Avon, Staffordshire Mary Ann Hitchcock Daughter 9 1842 Church Lawford Helen Billingham Daughter… 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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Stude Chapel on Dunsmore Heath
In the original Ordnance Survey map of the area from the 1830s there is a reference to a chapel on Dunsmore / Wolston Heath, towards the southwest corner of Church Lawford Parish, not far from Rookery Hall Farm. There is a reference to this chapel in the ancient historic writings of William Dugdale titled “Antiquities… Read more