Category: Village History
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Dovecote at Newnham Hall
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King’s Newnham Census 1891
The 1891 Census for King’s Newnham Name Status Occupation Location Age DOB Birthplace John Brierly Head Farmer and Miller Newnham Hall 53 1838 Weldon, Northamptonshire Maria Brierly Wife Newnham Hall 46 1845 Cawston, Warwickshire Margaret M Brierly Daughter Newnham Hall 22 1869 Kings Newnham, Warwickshire Harry Lawrence Brierly Son Newnham Hall 13… Read more
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Church Lawford Census 1891
The 1891 Census for Church Lawford. The numbers 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 cottage numbers. See the 1921 census for some ideas of how to gauge actual locations. Name Status Occupation Location Age DOB Birthplace… Read more
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1940 Business Directory
Although the Second World War had begun, the Kelly’s Business Directory for Warwickshire was still published. The local entries were as follows The entry for Kings Newnham was thus Read more
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Church Lawford Census 1841
The first centrally recorded England and Wales census for the two villages was taken in 1841. Earlier records were kept by the Parish, but the only one to be traced is the version taken in 1801 detailed here. Location details were not readily available at this time – but see the next table for a… Read more
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1841 Census of Kings Newnham
The first centrally recorded England and Wales census for Kings Newnham was taken in 1841. Earlier records were kept by the Parish, but none have been traced. Location details were not readily available at this time – but see the next table for a village directory of the era to give an idea of the… Read more
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Cottage History
During the 19th Century, and through to the Manorial sale in 1918 the various cottages and houses in the two villages were allocated a manorial number. Prior to the revisions in street naming and house numbering during the 1950s these numbers remained unless the cottage was developed. In some cases, especially in King’s Newnham the… Read more
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Footbridge Across The Avon
Extensively renovated in 2018, the footbridge that carries the footpath between Kings Newnham and Church Lawford was used by the Newnham parishioners to reach St Peters Church, as well as for the local miller in the adjacent Kings Newnham Mill. In those days the footbridge was known as “The Planks”, and consisted of metal sheets… Read more
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Kings Newnham Fish Ponds
The Kings Newnham Fish Ponds are part of Kings Newnham Hall Farm, having been included as part of the 1918 sale of village land and properties. The ponds date from medieval times, and are likely to have been constructed for the use of the “Austin Canons” of Kenilworth Priory, and order which followed the rules… Read more
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Kings Newnham Baths
The baths at Kings Newnham were said (in 1921) by well-known local historian Emily Robinson L.L.A to be of Roman origin, and remains of old Roman brickwork were still in existence. They did come into prominence until the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who, as a princess, visited Lawford Hall. This recorded that in 1575 the… Read more