Hunningham is a small village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. It is found 3 miles to the north-east of Leamington Spa, within the Radford Semele ward. In 2005 the village population was 198.

The name Hunningham comes from ancient times meaning 'Homestead/village of Huna's people' or 'hemmed-in land of Huna's people'. Places of interest are the Red Lion public house and a local nature reserve where endangered species live. It also has a cricket club, that is home to one of the largest youth sections in the county. In 2007 The Red Lion public house was refurbished after flooding by the River Leam. The geology of the area is clay, with gravel subsoil.

Links to SWFHS Content about Hunningham

• Hunningham Baptism Records Index
• Hunningham Marriage Records Index
• Hunningham Burial Records Index
• Hunningham War Memorial Page [under construction]

A small gallery of images from the Village of Hunningham.

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• 1. Old Bakehouse 1. Old Bakehouse
• 2. Old School House 2. Old School House
• 3. St. Margarets Church 3. St. Margarets Church
• 4. St Margarets Churchyard 4. St Margarets Churchyard
• 5. St. Margarets Interior 5. St. Margarets Interior
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Please see the War Memorial Page for more pictures.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the information. For more indepth information please see the Hunningham entry on London University's website British History Online.

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Lower Shuckburgh is a small village in eastern Warwickshire. It lies within the civil parish of Upper and Lower Shuckburgh, which in the 2001 census had a population of 82.

The village lies on the A425 road between Southam and Daventry. Just north of the village is the Oxford Canal. On Beacon Hill, just south of the village, is the deserted village of Upper Shuckburgh after which the parish is partly named.

The most notable building in the village is the Church of St John the Baptist, designed by John Croft, which dates from 1864 and is built in Gothic style.

Shuckburgh was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Sochberge, possibly referring to a long lost burial mound or barrow. The villages appear as Ouer Shugbury and Nether Shugbury on the Christopher Saxton map of 1637.

Links to SWFHS Content about Lower Shuckburgh

• Baptism Records Index
• Marriage Records Index
• Burial Records Index
• War Memorial Page

Links to SWFHS Content about Upper Shuckburgh (now deserted)

• Baptism Records Index
  
• Marriage Records Index
• Burial Records Index

A small gallery of images from the Village of Lower Shuckburgh.

• St. John Church St. John Church
• St. John Church St. John Church
• St. John Church St. John Church
• St. John Church St. John Church
• St. John Church St. John Church
• St. John Church St. John Church
• War Memorial & Church War Memorial & Church
• House Opposite Church House Opposite Church
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Thanks to Wikipedia for the information. For more indepth information please see the Lower & Upper Shuckburgh entry on London University's website British History Online.

Other Online Resources

• Doomsday Book
• A Vision of Britain
• Parish Website

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Aston Cantlow is a village in Warwickshire, England, on the River Alne 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Stratford and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Wilmcote, close to Little Alne, Shelfield, and Newnham. It was the home of Mary Arden, Shakespeare's mother. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,674, being measured again as 437 at the 2011 Census.

Prior to the Norman conquest in 1066, the manor of Aston was held by Earl Ælfgar, son of Earl Leofric who had died in 1057, and the husband of Lady Godiva. Osbern FitzRichard, son of Richard FitzScrob (or FitzScrope), builder of Richard's Castle, was the holder in 1086 as the Domesday Book records.

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Links to SWFHS Content about Aston Cantlow

• Baptism Records Index
• Marriage Records Index
• Burial Records Index
• War Memorial Page [under construction]

A small gallery of images from the Village of Aston Cantlow.

• Tudor Rose Cottage Tudor Rose Cottage
• Village Hall Village Hall
• The Kings Head The Kings Head
• Church Gate & Old Post Office Church Gate & Old Post Office
• Church Lane Church Lane
• St John's Church St John's Church
• St John's Church St John's Church
• Church Interior Church Interior
• Church Ceiling Church Ceiling
• Old Vicarage Old Vicarage
• Cantelupe Family Tree Cantelupe Family Tree
• Footpaths Info Board Footpaths Info Board
• Mary Arden's Wedding Mary Arden's Wedding
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Please see the War Memorial Page for more pictures.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the information. For more indepth information please see the Aston Cantlow entry on London University's website British History Online.

Other Online Resources

• Parish Website
• The Kings Head Public House 

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Birdingbury is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England, just south of the River Leam, and not far from Draycote Water. It is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Leamington Spa, about eight miles from each. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 327, increasing to 362 at the 2011 census.

The village appears as Birbury on the Christopher Saxton map of 1637. Birdingbury today consists mostly of 20th century developments, but Birdingbury Hall dates back to the early 17th century, and was rebuilt in Jacobean style in 1859 following a major fire. St Leonard's Church in the village is partly Victorian and partly Georgian. Birdingbury once had a station, about a mile north of the village centre, and opened in 1851, on the former Rugby to Leamington Spa railway line, which has been partly converted into a cycleway as part of the National Cycle Network.

The village holds the annual Birdingbury Country Festival each summer. The Birdingbury Club, in the former school building, is open most nights of the week and runs a number of events and entertainment throughout the year. In March 2009, Birdingbury Village Plan was officially opened to the public. The village plan consists of anonymous views from the village people, answers to a village questionnaire and other sections about the village, for example the history of Birdingbury.

Links to SWFHS Content about Birdingbury

• Baptism Records Index
• Marriage Records Index
• Burial Records Index
• War Memorial Page

A small gallery of images from the Village of Birdingbury.

• Entrance to St. Leonards Entrance to St. Leonards
• St Leonards Church St Leonards Church
• St. Leonards Ornate Ceiling St. Leonards Ornate Ceiling
• Windows and Ceiling Windows and Ceiling
• Interior of St. Leonards Interior of St. Leonards
• War Memorial Cross War Memorial Cross
• Birdingbury Station Birdingbury Station
• Birdingbury Viaduct Birdingbury Viaduct
• Birdingbury Hall Birdingbury Hall
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Please see the War Memorial Page for more pictures.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the information. For more indepth information please see the Birdingbury entry on London University's website British History Online.

Other Online Resources

• Doomsday Book
• A Vision of Britain
• Parish Website

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