Lighthorne was a settlement mentioned in the Domesday Book and located in the hundred of Stoneleigh and the county of Warwickshire. In 1086 it had a recorded population of 9 households putting it in the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday. Also known as the land of Robert of Stafford. The Doomsday survery revealed that the village had 6 villagers, 2 smallholders and 1 slave.

More recently Bubbenhall is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire. It is set 5.5 miles (9 km) southeast of Coventry and 5 miles (8km) northeast of Leamington Spa. It has two pubs, Three Horseshoes and The Malt Shovel. Nearby villages include Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Baginton, Stoneleigh and Weston under Wetherley.

The Parish Church St Giles is mainly 13th & 14th century but the chapel was established some time before 1153. In our church you can find two "green men", dating from the 13th century, a Norman font, and stained glass by Kempe.

Bubbenhall in 2019

Bubbenhall in Black & White

Links to SWFHS Content about Bubbenhall

• Baptism Records Index
• Marriage Records Index
• Burial Records Index
• War Memorial Transcription and Research Page

Other Online Resources About The History of Bubbenhall. Our thanks for use of some of content above.

• Bubbenhall Village Website
• Our Doomsday Book
• British History Online
• Our Warwickshire Pages
• Wikipedia Entry
• A Vision of Britain - University of Portsmouth

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Black & White Photographs “Reproduced from the “Our Warwickshire” website ©.