Stude Chapel on Dunsmore Heath

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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 of Warwickshire”, first published in 1636, and updated in 1730. It included a map which located the chapel. The writings need further study to establish the origins of this chapel. It is discussed on the Warwickshire Timetrail here.

Dugdale – The Stude

The text goes over two pages, and it is not clear if the following text relates to the Stude.

Dugdale – Lawford Stude
Dugdale – Lawford Stude

Keith Sinfield also researched and commented on the Stude in his findings for the Village Newsletter in 2014, as detailed here.