Warwickshire Local History

The story of Ladbroke in Warwickshire from Domesday to Civil War. From the first Lord of the Manor William de Lodbroke (note spelling) in 1066, through the Catesby family to Robert Catesby of gunpowder plot fame in 1603 and finally Sir Robert Dudley the Queen's favourite who sold the manor to William Palmer just before the English Civil War. Click for more...

The story of Ladbroke in Warwickshire from the new Lord of the Manor William Palmer in 1633, through his family's occupation of the village until it was sold at the time of the First World War in 1918 by Rowland Palmer-Morewood. Click for more...

A self-guided historical walk around Ladbroke in Warwickshire with an introductory history about its church, houses and people. A pretty village complete with a Manor House, thatched cottages and Victorian terraces. Click for more...