King's Newnham

King's Newnham
Tower of Church of St Laurence
King's Newnham  King's Newnham shown within Warwickshire
Population	50 In 2001 census subsumed into Church Lawford by postcode search
OS grid reference	SP452771
District	Rugby
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COVENTRY
Postcode district	CV23
Dialling code	024
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Rugby and Kenilworth
List of places UK England Warwickshire

Coordinates: 52°23′28″N 1°20′10″W / 52.391°N 1.336°W

King's Newnham (otherwise known as Newnham Regis) is a village and civil parish located just under 2.5 miles (4 km) west of the town of Rugby and 4.5 miles (7 km) east of Coventry. For population details see Church Lawford. It is within the borough of Rugby and Warwickshire county council.

History

It lost most of its population as a result of enclosures of the former Royal Manor. Its parish church, St Laurence's, was built in the 12th century, and partially demolished 1795–97, leaving its mostly 16th-century tower and it disused.^[1][2] The five other listed buildings of the parish are very close relative to the distant northern parish border: Farm Building near Newnham Hall, The Laurels, Highfield House, Newnham Hall and Manor Farmhouse.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Today

For ecclesiastical purposes King's Newnham is joined with nearby Church Lawford from which it is separated by the Warwickshire Avon to the south. The parish council meets and shares the community facilities of Church Lawford community hall.

Notes

1. "King's Newnham Tower". Church Lawford and King's Newnham online.
2. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1029535)". National Heritage List for England.
3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1034906)". National Heritage List for England.
4. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1034907)". National Heritage List for England.
5. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1185475)". National Heritage List for England.
6. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1185478)". National Heritage List for England.
7. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1365092)". National Heritage List for England.

Source and external links

• Its page in The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry's website
• Contact details for its Parish Meeting
• Map sources for King's Newnham