Long Lawford
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Long Lawford is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England, located just west of Rugby, in 2001 the parish had a population of 2,831.
The village is one of three Lawfords in the locality, and is named long, because historically, the village ran along the road between Rugby and Coventry, the other two Lawford's are Church Lawford and Little Lawford.
The main Manor House in Long Lawford, is Holbrook Grange, the ancestral home of the Caldecott's. Although the house has now changed hands, the influences of "The Caldecotts" remain, with one of the 3 village public houses called "The Caldecott Arms".
Long Lawford is effectively a suburb of Rugby, although it is not officially part of the town. There are three parts of Long Lawford, the first part is the old village, which contains many old buildings and several pubs. The second part contains a modern (1960s) council estate, a primary school, and a newer (1990s) residential area. A new development is currently being built (2006) just off the A428 road.
The primary road in the newest development, Tee Tong Road, was named after the highest bidder in a Children in Need auction for £1,300 in November of 2005.
The village is next to the A428 road. The Rugby to Coventry railway line (West Coast Main Line) runs through the village, but it never had its own station.
