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Lapworth is a village and in , England, which had a population of 2,100 according to the 2001 census; this had fallen to 1,828 at the 2011 Census. It lies south of and northwest of , and incorporates the hamlet of Kingswood. Lapworth boasts a historic church, the Church of the Virgin, a . Two National Trust sites are nearby: Baddesley Clinton, a and garden located in the village of Baddesley Clinton; and , a Tudor manor house and yew garden with over 100 trees in Packwood.

The church is a building largely of the 13th and 14th centuries. It includes several unusual features: the is connected by a passage to the north and is built sheer with a projecting stair; the has square-headed windows; and there is a two-storey annex at the west end.Betjeman, John, ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the North. London: Collins; p. 265 In the church the Portland to Florence Bradshaw was the work of and was installed in 1928. It is a Virgin and Child carved in low relief.Goodall, John (2015). Parish Church Treasures. London: Bloomsbury; p. 280 The village is a popular area for cuisine, with three " The Boot", " The Navigation" and " The Punch Bowl".

At Kingswood Junction, the Grand Union Canal joins the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, which has a major flight of locks. Catesby Lane in Lapworth is named after (the great-grandfather of of fame), whose family had been settled at Bushwood Hall, in the neighbouring of , since the 14th century. The was probably at Lapworth Hall, today 's Farm, and in the 17th and 18th centuries the house of the of . 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.


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Lapworth railway station is on the Chiltern line from to . Originally called Kingswood, the station name was changed to Lapworth to avoid confusion with Kingswood railway station in . Junction 16 of the M40 motorway has only northbound entry and southbound exit to prevent traffic diverting through as a shortcut to and from nearby junction 4 of the M42. The village is effectively a village for professionals employed in and , most of whom today drive to their places of work.


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