Great Packington, Warwickshire: One Place Study.
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Welcome to the Great Packington, Warwickshire: One Place Study.
Great Packington is an historic hamlet and parish in the Hemlingford Hundred, union of Meriden and country of Warwickshire (WAR), sometimes known as Packington Magna. It is located 8 miles from the city of Coventry and next to the parish of Little Packington. The area covers the grounds of Packington Hall and its estate, including St. James Church, and has otherwise been a traditional farming and fishing area.
This website is a work in progress, and new pages/updates will be recorded below.
Recent Additions:
April 2024: Crimeline page updated, Natural Resources page updated,
NEW Oddities page, WW1 soldiers updated.
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May 2024: Buildings page updated, Crimeline page updated, Heneage Finch
the Cowboy Earl page updated, Jane Lane Lady Fisher page updated,
maps added to Natural Resources page, NEW Religion page.
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June 2024: Crimeline page updated, Religion page updated, pre WW1 soldiers updated,
and WW1 soldiers updated, NEW WW2 Prisoners of War page.
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In Progress:
NEW website section on notable BMDs (births, marriages, deaths), NEW testamentary records page,
NEW page on Apprenticeships, NEW page on Roads, new WW1 soldier profiles, and
updates to Religion page from Church of England Vestry Books (1821-1882).
Brief history pages of neighbouring parishes (Coleshill, Fillongley, Hampton-in-Arden,
Little Packington, Maxstoke, Meriden).
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Credit for images:
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Graveyard - Flickr.
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Effigy - Flickr.
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Postcard: Our Warwickshire.
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Jane Lane Portrait: National Portrait Gallery.
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Poor Law Record: Ancestry.
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Newspaper: FindMyPast.
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Forest of Arden Hall: Flickr.
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Workhouse - Mary Ann Evans Picture Library.
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Old Hall Painting: Media Storehouse.
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Deer: Pinterest.
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St. James Church: Flickr.