LAPWORTH, a parish in the Warwick division of
the hundred of KINGTON, county of WARWICK, 3
miles (N. N. E.) from Henley in Arden, containing, with
a portion of the hamlet of Kingswood, 622 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese
of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £9. 9. 7.,
and in the patronage of the Warden and Fellows of
Merton College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St.
Mary, contains specimens of the early, decorated, and
later styles of English architecture; the tower and spire
are on the north side of the north aisle. There is a
place of worship for Independents. Two schools for
boys and girls were erected and are supported by the
proceeds of divers united benefactions, amounting to
£412. 5. 3. per annum, which is applied to various benevolent
purposes, as severally indicated on a tablet in
the church; about sixty boys and from twenty to thirty
girls are instructed. The Stratford on Avon canal passes
through this parish.