There are still a few spaces left for a day school looking at how our landscape can help teach us about our past. The course, which has been organised by Warwickshire County Council’s Adult and Community Learning team in partnership with Warmington Heritage Group, will be held in Warmington Village Hall on Saturday May 19th 2012 and led by Dr John Hunt.

Entitled A Tale of Three Parishes; South-East Warwickshire in the Middle Ages the full-day course will focus particular attention on the parishes of Warmington, Tysoe and Halford. Dr Hunt explained:

“Much remains to be seen, or deduced, from the landscape around us. The day will review the pre-Conquest context and the impact of the Norman Conquest; the development and subsequent fate of the lordships that followed; the workings of manor and settlements, parish and church.”

The impact of traumatic events, such as the Black Death, will be looked at together with the other factors that shaped these rural communities. The course starts at 9.45am and finishes at 4.30pm and costs £12, which includes hot drinks but not lunch. Fees are payable in advance to Karen Kemp, Adult and Community Learning, Orion House, Athena Park, Tachbrook Park Warks CV34 6RQ. Cheques should be made payable to Warwickshire County Council and the closing date for enrollment is Friday, May 11th. For more information please call Karen on 01926 731230.

Click here to view the leaflet.

An exhibition covering four ages of Fenny Compton’s history is being held in their village hall on Sunday June 3rd to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The first time period looks at the geology of the Jurassic Age 200 million years ago at a time when Fenny was at the bottom of a warm tropical sea.

Moving forward to the Ice Age of 150,000 years ago, cold blanketed the area and the dramatic effects of water and ice can still be seen in the landscape around the Dassett Hills, Fenny Compton and Avon Dassett.

Next are the archaeological remains of the human occupation of the local area with many interesting artefacts from the Roman period. Finally the exhibition will highlight items from the only other Diamond Jubilee – that of Queen Victoria.

For those with an interest in Victorian buildings, a national photographic exhibition – entitled ‘Saving a Century’ is running throughout May at the Old Library, York Road, Leamington Spa.

Kineton History Society will be hosting a talk by James Bond on the deserted medieval villages of Warwickshire and Worcestershire on Friday 18th May at 7.30pm in the village hall.

The next meeting of Warmington Heritage Group is in the nearby village of Tysoe. A guided walk and talk around this very interesting place will set off from Tysoe Parish Church, meeting at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start.

A one day school titled ‘Introduction to the archaeology of Roman Warwickshire’ is being run by WHG member David Freke on Tuesday, June 12th in Warwick. For more information click here.

Learn more about old coins at a talk run by Warwickshire Record Office on Saturday 23rd June (suitable for beginners and the more experienced). For more details ring 01926 738959.

The Council for British Archaeology (West Midlands)  AGM is on 7th July 2012 in Acton Trussell, Staffordshire. For more information click here.

The popular family archaeology event is back for the third year in a row at the National Herb Centre, Warmington on Sunday July 15th. Organised by WHG as part of the national Festival of British Archaeology, admission, archaeology and talks are free. A small charge to cover the cost of craft materials will be made.

Plans are now being made for the WHG trip to Letocetum and Lichfield on Saturday 11th August. This promises to be a memorable trip which blends archaeology, architecture, treasures, pilgrimage and human interest. The trip is open to non-members as well but a deposit will be required in advance to ensure your place. If you would like to join us on the day please get in touch.

Warmington Heritage Group will be taking part in the National Festival of British Archaeology for the third year running with a free family archaeology event at the National Herb Centre, Warmington on Sunday July 15th.

More details will be published on this site as they are confirmed, but there will be archaeology, historical/traditional crafts, children’s activities and talks.

Warmington Heritage Group has published a collection of reminiscences from former Coventry schoolchildren who were evacuated to the village during World War 2. This has been beautifully illustrated by local artists and thanks to a grant from the Peugeot Heart of England Foundation is available at only £3 a copy plus package and postage. Please click here if you would like a copy.

From City to Village

Welcome to the new website for Warmington Heritage Group which is going live in Summer 2011. This is a very exciting time for our group which was set up in 1997. The group has always stated its intention of publishing a written history of the village, and as time has gone by and members have undertaken research projects it has become clear that such a book would be huge!

Thanks to modern technology we are now able to publish our information in a user-friendly way which will be accessible to all. However we must ask you to be patient with the limitations of the volunteers who are uploading all these records. This website is very much a work in progress and if you can’t find what you are looking for, do contact us and we’ll try to help.