1 There is a branch of the canal leading in a SW, then SE direction towards a former lime works. The canal (a branch of the Oxford Canal) was ...
The site of a disused canal and canal wharf, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods during the Imperial period. It was located on the west side of Cathiron Bridge, and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.
1 There are extensive lime, brick and tile works in Kings Newnham. Thos. Walton is listed as a brick, tile and pipe manufacturer.
2 Brickworks marked.
3 The site shows signs of ...
The site of a brickworks and tile works that was in use during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. They were situated 1km north east of Bretford.
1 A 1905 OS map shows this site to have been “Old Stone Pits”.
2 No present indications.
The site of a quarry, dating back to at least the Imperial period, which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The quarry was located 800m south east of Hungerfield.
1 Barns shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey map. 18th/19th century date. Some signs of modifications/extensions over that period and possibly into the 20th century.
Barns are shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey map.
1 Limeworks marked. An adjoining long depression is marked as a lime pit.
The site of a lime works where lime was made during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The site is located 800m east of King's Newnham.
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Whilst part one set the scene for the Townsend family and part two explored some of the male family members, this section explores the women in the family.
Grannie Ann Townsend
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In part one, I introduced the Townsends, setting a little context for the family and the collection of their records now held at Warwickshire County Record Office. In this section, ...
‘The neat little village of Church Lawford, with its equally pleasant tributary, Kings Newnham, are most favoured localities, and the inhabitants of those rural places ought to be, and no ...
1 Tramway marked on 1886 map.
The site of a tramway dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The tramway is associated with the lime works that was situated 1km west of King's Newnham.
1 Lime kilns at Kings Newnham lime works marked on 1886 map.
The site of lime kilns which were used to make lime during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The lime kilns were part of the lime works that was situated 1km west of King's Newnham.
1 Stone pit SE of Newnham Regis marked on 1886 map.
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The quarry was situated 700m south west of Little Lawford.
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