Church Lawford is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. It is located just under 2.5 miles (4 km) west of the town of Rugby and 4.5 miles (7 km) east of Coventry. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2021 census was 432.[1]
| Church Lawford | |
|---|---|
 Cottages on Church Street, Church Lawford | |
  Church Lawford Location within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 432 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SP449763 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COVENTRY |
| Postcode district | CV23 |
| Dialling code | 024 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village lies north of the A428 main road, between Coventry and Rugby, and the Rugby to Coventry railway line. From the main road, the village is on a descending slope into the valley of the River Avon. On the opposite side of the Avon, which is crossed by an old stone bridge, is the hamlet of King's Newnham. The village is one of several Lawfords in the locality, along with Long Lawford and Little Lawford to the east and to the north, and Lawford Heath to the south-east, although they are completely separate settlements.[2]
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Leileford. The village church of St Peter was built on high ground overlooking the Avon in the 14th century. It was extensively rebuilt in the Victorian era, between 1873 and 1874.[2] In 1960 it was designated a Grade II listed building.[3]
The village once had a school, but this was closed in 1996. A reading room and village hall was built in 1912. But this was demolished in 2007 and replaced by a more modern building.[4]
RAF Church Lawford
editThere was a RAF training station situated just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village from 1941 until 1955 called RAF Church Lawford
Climate
editChurch Lawford has an oceanic climate typical of the English interior. Temperatures are mild for the latitude and winter nights average above freezing. Summers are highly variable depending on wind patterns, with an all-time record of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) in spite of the mild averages.[5] Annual rainfall is moderate, but frequent drizzle results in about 125 precipitation days per year.[6]
| Climate data for Church Lawford (1991–2020 normals), sunshine from Coventry, extremes 1983–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.2 (43.1) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.0 (2.28) |
44.2 (1.74) |
43.0 (1.69) |
46.5 (1.83) |
55.0 (2.17) |
55.1 (2.17) |
60.0 (2.36) |
67.0 (2.64) |
57.8 (2.28) |
67.4 (2.65) |
63.6 (2.50) |
59.6 (2.35) |
677.2 (26.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 124.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55 | 75 | 115 | 147 | 192 | 185 | 198 | 180 | 137 | 101 | 63 | 61 | 1,509 |
| Source 1: Met Office[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Infoclimat[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "CHURCH LAWFORD Parish in West Midlands". City Population. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b The Warwickshire Village Book. Countryside Books. 2000. pp. 41–43. ISBN 1-85306-652-4.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1034904)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "About Us". Church Lawford Village Hall. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Climatologie de l'année à Church Lawford" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Church Lawford 1991–2020 averages". Met Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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