Lapworth

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Lapworth is a village and Civil Parish situated in the East of the county of Warwickshire, United Kingdom. It lies close to the border with the West Midlands and has a population of 2,100 (2001 Census).

The village is effectively a commuter town for professionals employed in Birmingham and Coventry. Lapworth has a railway station, originally called Kingswood, on the Birmingham to London line, which is partly responsible for its size, although most commuters today drive to their places of work. The station name was changed to Lapworth to avoid confusion with Kingswood station in Surrey. Lapworth also contains a historic church as well as the National Trust sites of Baddesley Clinton and Packwood House.

The village is a popular area for cuisine, with three pubs called "The Boot", "The Navigation" and "The Punch Bowl". There is a lane in Lapworth called Catesby Lane, named after William Catesby (the father of Robert Catesby of Gunpowder Plot fame), who once lived nearby. More recent Lapworth notables include Bob Davis a.k.a Jasper Carrott, and, although only by name, the geologist Charles Lapworth (the discoverer of the Ordovician Period). His granddaughter Angela Lapworth intends to follow in his footsteps by studying Archaeology.

The furniture designer and maker Hugh Birkett worked from the late 1940s until 1966, in the garage at his parents home in Lapworth. Examples of his work can be seen at Cheltenham Museum.