Warmington - A Brief History - Church Lane, Warmington, Northamptonshire, UK - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The sign is an information board with a picturesque line drawing of village life in Warmington at the centre. The text around the picture details the history of the village.

'Warmington is thought to have derived its name from an Anglo-Saxon leader. The settlement was the tun of Wyrma's people. Through various changes it became known as Warmington. Late in the 7th century The King of Mercia granted the land to the Abbey of Peterborough. Warmington is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.

During the next 200 years the population of the area grew as the agriculture and the local economy flourished. The wealth created enabled the church to be built. There were new settlements nearby, such as Papley, Eaglethorpe, and Souththorp. For the next five centuries the population of the village remained fairly constant, at around 300. Gradually this has increased to the present day. The opening of the bypass in 1996, has generated new building programmes and a growth in its population. As we move into the second millennium Warmington will see further changes to its village life.

Across the water meadows the Nene Way leads to historic Fotheringhay, site of the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, (1587). Warmington Mill was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. The present building dating from the nineteenth century ceased operation in 1958 upon the retirement of Matthew Hayes.

The Fern is an ancient stretch of woodland shown on the 1621 map. It provides a wonderful display of snowdrops and aconites in the late winter followed by a carpet of bluebells in the spring.

The Red Lion pub dates from the late 17th or early 18th century. The present toilet block was once the village fish and chip shop.

The Dovecote is about 300 years old. Doves were once an important source of meat. There are 800 wooden nest boxes and the birds entered through the lantern or 'glover' at the top.

The Wesleyan Chapel opened in 1881 to replace a smaller one situated in Church Street. It is now a private house.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, a beautiful example of the Early English style; was started in 1180 and completed in 1290. It contains many interesting features including an original nave roof vaulted in wood.

Taylor's Green is an old street of the hamlet Southorp, which declined after the Black Death in 1349. The building illustrated is Long Lane Farm, which dates from early 18th century.

Long Lane was the link between the main village and Southorp. Some of the stone and gravel used to build the church was quarried from the fields beyond Southorp Street.

The Manor House was built during the 16th/early 17th century by the Elmes family. It was built to replace an older manor house of Sir George Kirkham, which once stood opposite the north end of Church Lane.

Historical research - Robert Bosworth, Artwork - Chris Ellard. A Warmington Parish Council project supported with a gift from East Northamptonshire Council.'

Group that erected the marker: Warmington Parish Council project supported with a gift from East Northamptonshire Council URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Church Lane Warmington, Northamptonshire United Kingdom PE8 6TB

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