Lighthorne, a village and a parish in southam district, warwick. Newsletter march 2019 kineton and district local history group. Lighthorne parish council minutes of an ordinary meeting of the parish council held in lighthorne village hall on tuesday, 11 th april 2017 at 8pm present. The nearest filling station is on the fosse way, approximately 1. Having been to the west village many times, i found this book both accurate, easy to follow and beyond interesting. Romanobritish villages supported the villa economy. Lighthorne parish council draft minutes of an ordinary meeting of the parish council held in lighthorne village hall on tuesday, 14 th june 2016 at 8pm present. Lighthorne is a small village in a valley and is near moreton morrell, kineton and wellesbourne. So you will find information about whats going on, useful contacts, parish council agendas and minutes, church matters, and much more. Anything relating to the village hall, events, info enc. An aerial view of lighthorne village taken in summer 2014 the parish council. Lighthorne village hall is suitable for a variety of events and functions.
The parish council is elected to serve the local community. Before that time the site was just farmland between gaydon and lighthorne. Farriers way, lighthorne farriers way is an exclusive development of just nine detached homes on the edge of lighthorne, a secluded village approximately 8 miles from royal leamington spa and warwick, 10 miles from stratforduponavon and just 3 miles from j12 of the m40 giving easy access to london. Lighthorne, is a village and a parish in southam district, warwickshire.
Newsletter march 2019 kineton and district local history. Vacation rentals in knightcote, england tripadvisor. It was so easy to picture myself walking the streets while learning the history of the village. Lighthorne history society was formed in january 2006. The village hall was built in 1967 on land granted by miss claire verney. An aerial view of lighthorne village taken in summer 2014. Lighthorne heath has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more gcse at grade d or below, than the national average. Lighthorne drama group, lighthorne village hall committee, lighthorne history society and lighthorne social events committee for financial contributions. Rent holiday home in lighthorne england, english uk holiday. Ufton village website produced by ufton parish council. The hall is run by local volunteers to provide the village with various different events.
Our councillors are all volunteers who give their time freely. Lighthorne heath, warwickshire ilivehere britains worst. Lighthorne, a village and a parish in warwickshire, the village stands near the fosse way, 4 miles n of kinoton station on the east and west junction railway, and 4 sw by s of southam road and harbury on the g. The aims of the society are to promote an interest in and record the pre history and the history of the village and to make the records available to the general public. Sep 18, 2019 four potential names were chosen by lighthorne heath parish council which reflect the character and history of the area and locals were asked to vote for the name they liked best. We also have a programme of visiting speakers and occasional visits. Using old maps, lidar and metal detecting to investigate ancient tracks and byways by colin clay and phillip taylor. Cultural commentator john strausbaughs the village is the first complete history of greenwich village. Upcoming events, tickets, information, and maps for lighthorne village hall in lighthorne from, the uks biggest entertainment website. Local vote results for the renaming of lighthorne heath. Welcome to uftons website ufton village website produced.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Lighthorne heath is a village and civil parish in warwickshire, england. Serving fine wines, real ales and great tasting food, the antelope inn is the perfect. Records of baptism for people born in and around lighthorne between 18 and 1910. This was not the first time villages had sprung up in the british isles. Welcome to the lighthorne village hall community page. Since it first launched seven short years ago, lighthorne festival nominees have won places in every ndfa british final and picked up virtually every national award open to them, including best production, best new script, and now best actor and the backstage award. Lighthorne history society members are cordially invited.
Ideally placed to explore warwickshire,stratford upon avon is within easy reach,with something for all tastes. The village is open five days a week thursday through monday from 10 a. The text is illustrated with pen and ink drawings, mainly by the author. The village changed names many times being cestreyon 1043, cestedone 1086, cestertona 1170, templer cestreton 1185, chastreton 1198, casterton 1292 and chesterton by 50. Lighthorne heath is a village in warwickshire, england.
According to the 2011 uk census lighthorne heath parish. Trunch village trail, district council planning department trunch miscellany a guide to st. History of the village grayson county frontier village. Before that time the site was just farmland between gaydon and lighthorne with a few isolated buildings. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The traditional warwickshire village of lighthorne sits just off the fosseway,well served with a village inn and surrounded by breath taking countryside and picturesque villages to include gaydon and kineton. From september to june, we held on the last friday of each month our film club. Lighthorne pavillion cafe is the perfect location for anything breakfast, lunch, or coffee related. Lighthorne heath leamington spa, warwickshire landmark.
The society was formed in 1994 and covers the area of the parish of aston cantlow, including the villages of aston cantlow and wilmcote, together with the hamlets of little alne, newnham and shelfield. More recently aston martin built a factory here for its car production. Lighthorne heath village hall, royal leamington spa, warwickshire, united kingdom. Warwickshire births, marriages and deaths indexes online. After several years of hard work we are pleased to report that this project is finished and the excel spreadsheet can be accessed here there remain several tombstones which were viewed by the rev. Lh112e lighthorne village sign, by peter amis, supplement to parish magazine. Lighthorne history society was formed in january 2006 by the late peter hinman and other residents. Mar 16, 2020 lighthorne history group, lighthorne village hall, 7. There was a roman town on the fosse way less than a mile from the present village of chesterton and was mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. Before 2003 it shared a parish council with lighthorne, a village 800m to the west. Rent holiday home in lighthorne england, english uk holiday lettings, short term rentals in lighthorne england rent vacation property. Serving fine wines, real ales and great tasting food.
Planning gain refers to the increase in the value of land which results from planning permission being granted for that land. Agm followed by clive sanderson, the history of hill farm. Ideally placed to explore warwickshire,stratforduponavon is within easy reach,with something for all tastes. This page was last edited on 30 january 2019, at 01. The village began life in the 1950s, situated to the north of raf gaydon it housed the married airmen. This place is situated in warwickshire county, west midlands, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 11 0 north, 1 30 0 west and its original name with diacritics is lighthorne. It is run entirely by a voluntary management committee. Harbury has a pharmacy and two supermarkets, one is a branch of the coop and the other has a subpost office. For most local historians the idea of writing a village history, incorporating all the aspects of the community in the past, is a daunting prospect, even though. We also hold community activities to help support the village. A booklet entitled a short history of lighthorne a duplicated booklet yes, we remember it well. Aerial representation of enlarged settlement 4 pictures. These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of lighthorne heath and are from the uk census of 2011.
The traditional warwickshire village of lighthorne sits just off the fosseway,well served with a village inn and surrounded by breathtaking countryside and picturesque villages to include gaydon and kineton. Lh21 extracts about lighthorne from various books on warwickshire. Lighthorne history group, lighthorne village hall, 7. The aims of the society are to promote an interest in and record the prehistory and the history of the village and to make the records available to the general public. Lighthorne, warwickshire click on the map for other historical maps of this place. Kineton resident arno christiansen has just produced the book of his memoirs based on his experiences in wwii and afterwards.
Bookshop page 5 of 5 coventry family history society. Charity number 702732 date registered 19900328 telephone 01926640306 address. View a description of its facilities and the booking contact information. We can see how neolithic villagers huddled together at skara brae, perhaps partly for mutual defense and partly because many hands were needed for heavy haulage before the days of wagons. Bloom in the early 20th century and several viewed in the. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Also, booklets about the structures in the village and other history of the county, are offered for sale along with a few souvenirs to raise funds. History of lighthorne, in stratford on avon and warwickshire map. The village began life in the 1950s, situated to the north of raf gaydon it housed the married airmen and officers those unmarried lived in barracks.
For most local historians the idea of writing a village history, incorporating all the aspects of the community in the past, is a daunting prospect, even though for many it remains an. Four potential names were chosen by councillors to reflect the character and history of the area and residents were asked to vote for the name. Raf gaydon opened in 1942 and is known for its role during the cold war, when it was under the control of raf bomber command as it was the first royal air force raf station to receive the vickers valiant when no. The village was a living, organic entity, with blood flowing through its veins, and with a definite pulse and heartbeat. New settlement gaydonlighthorne heath gaydon village. Mar 15, 2020 browse and book from the best vacation rentals with prices in knightcote and nearby. The traditional warwickshire village of lighthorne sits just off the fosseway,well served with a village inn and. Lighthorne, warwickshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Local bmd indexes, family history, baptisms, marriages, burials, monumental inscriptions, civil registration, gro indexes, bmd, bdm, uk 1841 to 1911 censuses. Four potential names were chosen by lighthorne heath parish council which reflect the character and history of the area and locals were asked to vote for the name they liked best. The church lies centrally, with the village extending east of it with a small. Lighthorne is a village and civil parish in warwickshire, england. Rent holiday home in lighthorne england, english uk. History of lighthorne, in stratford on avon and warwickshire.
Dr robert bearman on the history of streets and buildings in stratforduponavon. Harbury village library is a community library run in association with warwickshire county libraries. Village life gently swirled around them, with the perpetual ebb and flow of people, scurrying in every direction. Here you will find information about the parish council and its role within the local community. A dvd lighthorne 1900 2000, a century in images an 8 page colour brochure welcome to st. Visit the market town of warwick or take in the history of warwick castle. View tripadvisor s 257 photos and great deals on 20 vacation rentals, cabins and villas in knightcote, england and nearby. It is located some six miles to the south east of leamington spa and is very close to the m40 motorway. Lighthorne, warwickshire genealogy heraldry and history. Lighthorne village hall, lighthorne, warwickshire the. Maggie atkins will talk about the stained glass in the church and colin such will lead them on a walk around the village, looking at the older buildings, finishing at the church, where maggie will point out the windows. The lighthorne heath village hall association opencharities. Lighthorne heath gets new name after village vote the leamington.
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