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'''Long Lawford''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Rugby (borough)|Rugby borough]] of [[Warwickshire]], [[England]], located just west of [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], around {{convert|1.75|mi|km|}} west of Rugby town centre. In 2001 the [[parish]] had a population of 2,863, increasing to 3,180 at the [[United Kingdom 2011 Census|2011 Census]]. In 2020, the population was estimated at 4,334.<ref>{{cite web |title=LONG LAWFORD Parish in West Midlands |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/rugby/E04012405__long_lawford/ |publisher=City Population |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref>
'''Long Lawford''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Rugby (borough)|Rugby borough]] of [[Warwickshire]], England, located just west of [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], around {{convert|1.75|mi|km|}} west of Rugby town centre. In the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 4,545, a significant increase from 3,180 at the 2011 census, and 2,863 in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=LONG LAWFORD Parish in West Midlands |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/rugby/E04012405__long_lawford/ |publisher=City Population |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The village is situated on a ridge overlooking the valley of the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|River Avon]] to the north. It is one of four Lawfords in the locality, and is named long because, historically, the village ran along the road between [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]] and [[Coventry]]. The other three Lawfords are [[Church Lawford]], to the west, [[Little Lawford]] to the north, and Lawford Heath to the south (which is within the [[parish]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parish Council - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/longlawford-pc/Parish_Council_5681.aspx|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref> The village sits just north of the [[A428 road]] between Rugby and [[Coventry]]. The [[Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line|Rugby to Coventry railway line]] runs through the village, but it has never had its own station.
The village is situated on a ridge overlooking the valley of the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|River Avon]] to the north. It is one of four Lawfords in the locality, and is named long because, historically, the village ran along the road between Rugby and Coventry. The other three Lawfords are [[Church Lawford]], to the west, [[Little Lawford]] to the north, and Lawford Heath to the south (which is within the parish).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parish Council - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/longlawford-pc/Parish_Council_5681.aspx|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref>
The village sits just north of the [[A428 road]] between Rugby and [[Coventry]]. The [[Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line|Rugby to Coventry railway line]] runs through the village, but it has never had its own station. Immediately to the east of the village is the large [[Cemex]] (former [[Rugby Cement]]) works and its associated [[quarry]].


==History==
==History==
Recent archaeological excavations have found evidence that Long Lawford has been used as a settlement for 2000 years. Excavations of a [[Celts|Celtic]] Iron Age Village uncovered an [[Iron Age sword]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/iron-age-items-found-during-long-lawford-dig-1-7830249|title=Iron Age items found during Long Lawford dig|last=|first=|date=|website=The Rugby Advertiser|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>
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[[File:Long Lawford-Saint John's Church (Closed), geograph 4171920 by Ian Rob.jpg|thumb|St John's Church of 1839, disused since 1995.]]
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Recent archaeological excavations have found evidence that Long Lawford has been used as a settlement for 2000 years. Excavations of a [[Celts|Celtic]] Iron Age Village uncovered an [[Iron Age sword|iron age sword]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/iron-age-items-found-during-long-lawford-dig-1-7830249|title=Iron Age items found during Long Lawford dig|last=|first=|date=|website=The Rugby Advertiser|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> The village was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] referred to as Lelleford (the ford by the elders).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-444000-273000/page/2|title=D-block GB-444000-273000 - Long Lawford Village|last=|first=|date=|website=BBC - Domesday Reloaded|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> By 1332 the name was recorded as Longa Lalleford.<ref name="warvbook">{{cite book|title=The Warwickshire Village Book|date=2000|publisher=Countryside Books|isbn=1-85306-652-4|pages=111–112}}</ref> Long Lawford and Little Lawford were anciently within the [[parish]] of [[Newbold-on-Avon]], but both became separate civil parishes in the 19th century.<ref name="BHOL">{{cite web |title=Parishes: Newbold-on-Avon |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp187-193 |publisher=British History Online |accessdate=12 July 2020 |date=1951}}</ref>


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The village was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] referred to as Lelleford (the ford by the elders).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-444000-273000/page/2|title=D-block GB-444000-273000 - Long Lawford Village|last=|first=|date=|website=BBC - Domesday Reloaded|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> By 1332 the name was recorded as Longa Lalleford.<ref name="warvbook">{{cite book|title=The Warwickshire Village Book|date=2000|publisher=Countryside Books|isbn=1-85306-652-4|pages=111–112}}</ref> Long Lawford and Little Lawford were anciently within the [[parish]] of [[Newbold-on-Avon]], but both became separate civil parishes in the 19th century.<ref name="BHOL">{{cite web |title=Parishes: Newbold-on-Avon |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp187-193 |publisher=British History Online |access-date=12 July 2020 |date=1951}}</ref>
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The monks of [[Pipewell]] were the lords of the [[Manorialism|manor]] for over 400 years from 1160, until the [[dissolution of the monasteries|monasteries were dissolved]], and then their lands here were granted to Edward Boughton in 1542. The [[Rouse-Boughton baronets|Rouse-Boughton family]] established themselves at nearby [[Little Lawford#Lawford Hall|Lawford Hall]], and dominated the life of the village, until [[Sir Theodosius Boughton, 7th Baronet|Sir Theodosius Boughton]], the last male heir of the Boughtons was allegedly murdered there by his brother-in-law in 1780, after which Lawford Hall was demolished.<ref name="warvbook"/> Their lands were then sold to the Caldecott family in 1793, who built a new manor house at Holbrook Grange closer to Long Lawford on the opposite side of the Avon in 1803.<ref name="OWHG">{{cite web |title=HOLBROOK GRANGE, LONG LAWFORD |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/holbrook-grange-long-lawford |publisher=Our Warwickshire |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref> Although the house has now changed hands, the influences of the Caldecotts remain, with one of the two village public houses being "The Caldecott Arms".<ref name="warvbook"/>


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The monks of [[Pipewell Abbey]] were the lords of the [[Manorialism|manor]] for over 400 years from 1160, until the [[dissolution of the monasteries|monasteries were dissolved]], and then their lands here were granted to Edward Boughton in 1542. The [[Rouse-Boughton baronets|Rouse-Boughton family]] established themselves at nearby [[Little Lawford#Lawford Hall|Lawford Hall]], and dominated the life of the village, until [[Sir Theodosius Boughton, 7th Baronet|Sir Theodosius Boughton]], the last male heir of the Boughtons was allegedly murdered there by his brother-in-law in 1780, after which Lawford Hall was demolished.<ref name="warvbook"/>
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The village underwent considerable expansion in the 1960s with the construction of a large housing estate to the east of the old village,<ref name="OWLL">{{cite web |title=Long lawford |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/location/long-lawford |publisher=Our Warwickshire |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref> which turned the village into an effective suburb of Rugby. The village was further expanded with another housing development called Avon Pastures in the 2000s, just off the A428 road. The primary road in this development, 'Tee Tong Road', was named by a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] bidder, who made the highest bid in a [[Children in Need]] auction in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rob |first1=Ian |title=Long Lawford-Tee Tong Road |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/610514 |publisher=Geograph.org |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref>


Their lands were then sold to the Caldecott family in 1793, who built a new manor house at Holbrook Grange closer to Long Lawford on the opposite side of the Avon in 1803.<ref name="OWHG">{{cite web |title=HOLBROOK GRANGE, LONG LAWFORD |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/holbrook-grange-long-lawford |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> Although the house has now changed hands, the influences of the Caldecotts remain, with one of the two village public houses being "The Caldecott Arms".<ref name="warvbook"/>
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== Parish Council ==

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Long Lawford is governed by Long Lawford [[Parish councils in England|Parish Council]], which consists of currently seven councillors. They meet monthly at the Memorial Hall on Railway Street, on the second Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact Us - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref> The public and press are allowed to attend these monthly meeting to ask question or watch discussions and proceedings of the Long Lawford Parish Council. All the agendas and minutes are published digitally [http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/Meetings_34742.aspx on their website] for all members of the public.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Document Archive - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/Meetings_34742.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref> The current Chairman of the Long Lawford Parish Council is Cllr. S. Jones.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Councillor Details - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/Councillors_34741.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref>
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The village underwent considerable expansion in the 1960s with the construction of a large housing estate to the east of the old village,<ref name="OWLL">{{cite web |title=Long lawford |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/location/long-lawford |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> which turned the village into an effective suburb of Rugby. The village was further expanded with another housing development called Avon Pastures in the 2000s, just off the A428 road. The primary road in this development, 'Tee Tong Road', was named by a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] bidder, who made the highest bid in a [[Children in Need]] auction in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rob |first1=Ian |title=Long Lawford-Tee Tong Road |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/610514 |publisher=Geograph.org |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref>


==Amenities==
==Amenities==
[[File:Memorial Hall, Long Lawford 7.20.jpg|thumb|Long Lawford Memorial Hall]]
Long Lawford has a primary school,<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Lawford Primary School |url=https://www.longlawfordprimaryschool.com |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref> and a playing field called King George’s Field with a [[skate park]] which opened in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Lawford Skatepark |url=https://www.skateparks.co.uk/warwickshire/long-lawford-skatepark/ |publisher=skateparks.co.uk |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref> It also has a [[Co-op Food|Co-Op Food]] store situated on Townsend Lane.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Co-Op, Long Lawford|url=https://finder.coop.co.uk/food/store/CV23-9DE/townsend-lane|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=10 July 2020|website=|publisher=Co-Operative Group Ltd.}}</ref> The two village pubs are the "Lawford Arms" and the "Caldecott Arms" both on Main Street.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rob |first1=Ian |title=Long Lawford |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/201097 |publisher=geograph |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref> The village hall and main community centre is the Memorial Hall on Railway Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Memorial Hall, Long Lawford |url=http://long-lawford.co.uk |accessdate=13 July 2020}}</ref>
Long Lawford has a primary school,<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Lawford Primary School |url=https://www.longlawfordprimaryschool.com |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> and a playing field called King George's Field with a [[skate park]] which opened in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Lawford Skatepark |url=https://www.skateparks.co.uk/warwickshire/long-lawford-skatepark/ |publisher=skateparks.co.uk |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> It also has a [[Co-op Food|Co-Op Food]] store situated on Townsend Lane.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Co-Op, Long Lawford|url=https://finder.coop.co.uk/food/store/CV23-9DE/townsend-lane|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2020|website=|publisher=Co-Operative Group Ltd.}}</ref> The two village pubs are the "Lawford Arms" and the "Caldecott Arms" both on Main Street.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rob |first1=Ian |title=Long Lawford |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/201097 |publisher=geograph |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> The village hall and main community centre is the Memorial Hall on Railway Street, which was converted from a former [[barn]] in 1959, and was named in honour of the fallen servicemen of Long Lawford.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Memorial Hall, Long Lawford |url=http://long-lawford.co.uk |access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref>

In November 2022, Cornerstone Community Church was established within the village. the church meets at the Memorial Hall each Sunday morning. There are also two other Churches in the village, Long Lawford Lighthouse and St John.

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== Parish Council ==
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Long Lawford is governed by Long Lawford [[Parish councils in England|Parish Council]], which consists of currently seven councillors. They meet monthly at the Memorial Hall on Railway Street, on the second Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact Us - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref> The public and press are allowed to attend these monthly meeting to ask question or watch discussions and proceedings of the Long Lawford Parish Council. All the agendas and minutes are published digitally [http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/Meetings_34742.aspx on their website] for all members of the public.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Document Archive - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/Meetings_34742.aspx|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref>

The current Chairman of the Long Lawford Parish Council is Cllr. S. Jones.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Councillor Details - Long Lawford Parish Council|url=http://www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk/Councillors_34741.aspx|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk}}</ref>


==Notable buildings==
==Notable buildings==
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[[File:Long Lawford-Saint John's Church (Closed), geograph 4171920 by Ian Rob.jpg|thumb|St John's Church of 1839, disused since 1995.]]
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Holbrook Grange just north of the village is [[grade II listed]].<ref name="OWHG"/> The main village church of St John, was built in 1839 as a [[chapel of ease]] for the main church at nearby [[Newbold-on-Avon]]. It was built mainly for the use of servants at nearby Holbrook Grange. The church has been disused since 1995, having been declared unsafe due to structural faults. It is however grade II listed and still standing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church of St John A Grade II Listed Building in Long Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101299647-church-of-st-john-long-lawford#.Xwhu1zTQjIU |publisher=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref> Instead the church services now take place at the church hall of 1939 next door.<ref name="warvbook"/> There is also a Methodist Church on School Street, called the Lawford Light House<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Lawford Light House|url=https://www.lawfordlighthouse.org.uk/welcome.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.lawfordlighthouse.org.uk}}</ref>
Holbrook Grange, a [[Georgian era]] manor house, located just north of the village next to the Avon, is [[grade II listed]].<ref name="OWHG"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Holbrook Grange A Grade II Listed Building in Little Lawford, Warwickshire |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101365093-holbrook-grange-little-lawford |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref>

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The village church of St John, was built in 1839 as a [[chapel of ease]] for the [[St Botolph's Church, Newbold-on-Avon|main church]] at nearby [[Newbold-on-Avon]]. It was built mainly for the use of servants at nearby Holbrook Grange. The church has been disused since 1995, having been declared unsafe due to structural faults. It is however grade II listed and still standing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church of St John A Grade II Listed Building in Long Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101299647-church-of-st-john-long-lawford#.Xwhu1zTQjIU |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> Instead the church services now take place at the church hall of 1939 next door.<ref name="warvbook"/> There is also a Methodist church on School Street, called the Lawford Light House<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Lawford Light House|url=https://www.lawfordlighthouse.org.uk/welcome.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.lawfordlighthouse.org.uk}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[[Ray Mawby]] (1922-1990) - [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and [[Member of Parliament]] - later revealed to have been a spy for [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Communist Czechoslovakia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Rugby councillor sold secrets to Communist spies |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/former-rugby-councillor-sold-secrets-3024175 |publisher=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |access-date=25 November 2022 |date=29 June 2012}}</ref>


== Folklore ==
== Folklore ==
The village and surrounding area is reputedly haunted by a one-armed spectre, known as One-handed Boughton.,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lawford Hall, Little Lawford - Mysterious Britain & Ireland |url=http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/warwickshire/hauntings/lawford-hall-little-lawford.html |publisher=Mysterious Britain & Ireland |accessdate=30 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706072042/http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/warwickshire/hauntings/lawford-hall-little-lawford.html |archivedate=6 July 2014 }}</ref>
The village and surrounding area is reputedly haunted by a one-armed spectre, known as One-handed Boughton.,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lawford Hall, Little Lawford - Mysterious Britain & Ireland |url=http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/warwickshire/hauntings/lawford-hall-little-lawford.html |publisher=Mysterious Britain & Ireland |access-date=30 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706072042/http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/warwickshire/hauntings/lawford-hall-little-lawford.html |archive-date=6 July 2014 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
{{cite book |title=A History of the Parishes of Long Lawford and Little Lawford, 1754-1995 |last=Judge |first=Keith |year=c. 1996 |publisher=Privately published |pages=148}}
{{cite book |title=A History of the Parishes of Long Lawford and Little Lawford, 1754-1995 |last=Judge |first=Keith |year=c. 1996 |publisher=Privately published |pages=148}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==

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52°22′46″N 1°18′10″W / 52.379465°N 1.302760°W / 52.379465; -1.302760

Long Lawford is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England, located just west of Rugby, around 1.75 miles (2.82 km) west of Rugby town centre. In the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 4,545, a significant increase from 3,180 at the 2011 census, and 2,863 in 2001.[1]

Geography

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The village is situated on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Avon to the north. It is one of four Lawfords in the locality, and is named long because, historically, the village ran along the road between Rugby and Coventry. The other three Lawfords are Church Lawford, to the west, Little Lawford to the north, and Lawford Heath to the south (which is within the parish).[2]

The village sits just north of the A428 road between Rugby and Coventry. The Rugby to Coventry railway line runs through the village, but it has never had its own station. Immediately to the east of the village is the large Cemex (former Rugby Cement) works and its associated quarry.

History

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Recent archaeological excavations have found evidence that Long Lawford has been used as a settlement for 2000 years. Excavations of a Celtic Iron Age Village uncovered an Iron Age sword.[3]

The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book referred to as Lelleford (the ford by the elders).[4] By 1332 the name was recorded as Longa Lalleford.[5] Long Lawford and Little Lawford were anciently within the parish of Newbold-on-Avon, but both became separate civil parishes in the 19th century.[6]

The monks of Pipewell Abbey were the lords of the manor for over 400 years from 1160, until the monasteries were dissolved, and then their lands here were granted to Edward Boughton in 1542. The Rouse-Boughton family established themselves at nearby Lawford Hall, and dominated the life of the village, until Sir Theodosius Boughton, the last male heir of the Boughtons was allegedly murdered there by his brother-in-law in 1780, after which Lawford Hall was demolished.[5]

Their lands were then sold to the Caldecott family in 1793, who built a new manor house at Holbrook Grange closer to Long Lawford on the opposite side of the Avon in 1803.[7] Although the house has now changed hands, the influences of the Caldecotts remain, with one of the two village public houses being "The Caldecott Arms".[5]

The village underwent considerable expansion in the 1960s with the construction of a large housing estate to the east of the old village,[8] which turned the village into an effective suburb of Rugby. The village was further expanded with another housing development called Avon Pastures in the 2000s, just off the A428 road. The primary road in this development, 'Tee Tong Road', was named by a Malaysian bidder, who made the highest bid in a Children in Need auction in 2005.[9]

Amenities

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Long Lawford Memorial Hall

Long Lawford has a primary school,[10] and a playing field called King George's Field with a skate park which opened in 2013.[11] It also has a Co-Op Food store situated on Townsend Lane.[12] The two village pubs are the "Lawford Arms" and the "Caldecott Arms" both on Main Street.[13] The village hall and main community centre is the Memorial Hall on Railway Street, which was converted from a former barn in 1959, and was named in honour of the fallen servicemen of Long Lawford.[14]

In November 2022, Cornerstone Community Church was established within the village. the church meets at the Memorial Hall each Sunday morning. There are also two other Churches in the village, Long Lawford Lighthouse and St John.

Parish Council

[edit]

Long Lawford is governed by Long Lawford Parish Council, which consists of currently seven councillors. They meet monthly at the Memorial Hall on Railway Street, on the second Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm.[15] The public and press are allowed to attend these monthly meeting to ask question or watch discussions and proceedings of the Long Lawford Parish Council. All the agendas and minutes are published digitally on their website for all members of the public.[16]

The current Chairman of the Long Lawford Parish Council is Cllr. S. Jones.[17]

Notable buildings

[edit]
St John's Church of 1839, disused since 1995.

Holbrook Grange, a Georgian era manor house, located just north of the village next to the Avon, is grade II listed.[7][18]

The village church of St John, was built in 1839 as a chapel of ease for the main church at nearby Newbold-on-Avon. It was built mainly for the use of servants at nearby Holbrook Grange. The church has been disused since 1995, having been declared unsafe due to structural faults. It is however grade II listed and still standing.[19] Instead the church services now take place at the church hall of 1939 next door.[5] There is also a Methodist church on School Street, called the Lawford Light House[20]

Notable residents

[edit]

Folklore

[edit]

The village and surrounding area is reputedly haunted by a one-armed spectre, known as One-handed Boughton.,[22]

References

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  1. ^ "LONG LAWFORD Parish in West Midlands". City Population. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Parish Council - Long Lawford Parish Council". www.longlawfordparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Iron Age items found during Long Lawford dig". The Rugby Advertiser. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "D-block GB-444000-273000 - Long Lawford Village". BBC - Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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Further reading

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Judge, Keith (c. 1996). A History of the Parishes of Long Lawford and Little Lawford, 1754-1995. Privately published. p. 148.

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