"Guy Fawkes House"

Map sources for Dunchurch at grid reference SP485712

Dunchurch is a historic village and civil parish on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 2,842 in the village. Download high resolution version (1000x689, 261 KB)Guy Fawkes House in Dunchurch Warwickshire. ... Download high resolution version (1000x689, 261 KB)Guy Fawkes House in Dunchurch Warwickshire. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Rugby, Warwickshire Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Rugby, Warwickshire Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in central England on the River Avon. ... Warwickshire (pronounced worrickshur or worricksheer) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

The village has been declared a conservation area because it has many buildings of historical interest. Some of the buildings date from as far back as the 15th century and still have traditional thatch roofs. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Thatching is the art or craft of covering a roof with vegetative materials such as straw, reed or sedge. ...

For centuries Dunchurch was an important stopping place on the coaching roads between London and Holyhead (now the A45 road) and Oxford and Leicester (now the A426 road). At one point 40 stagecoaches every day would stop at Dunchurch. Many inns and hotels were built in Dunchurch to accommodate these visitors, and many of the inns can still be seen today. St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... A panoramic view of Holyhead taken from atop Holyhead Mountain, showing the harbours breakwater on the left Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... The A45 is a major road in England. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ... The A426 road is a road in England which runs from Leicester to Southam in Warwickshire via Lutterworth and Rugby. ...

Many famous people throughout history stayed at Dunchurch. Most notably in 1605 the Gunpowder Plotters stayed at the Red Lion Inn (now a private residence called 'Guy Fawkes House') in Dunchurch awaiting news of Guy Fawkes's success at blowing up the Houses of Parliament. Other famous people having stayed there include a young Queen Victoria (before she became Queen) and the Duke of Wellington. Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 involved a desperate but failed attempt by a group of provincial English Catholic extremists to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in one fell swoop by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening. ... Guy Fawkes Guido Fawkes (April 13, 1570—January 31, 1606), most commonly called Guy Fawkes and sometimes rendered as Faukes, who also used the pseudonym John Johnson, was a member of a group of Roman Catholic conspirators who attempted to assassinate King James I and all the members of both... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. ...

The earliest historical reference to Dunchurch was in the Domesday Book in the 11th century which mentioned a settlement called Doncerce. Dunchurch was for many centuries more important than neighboring Rugby, however with the coming of the railways (to Rugby) and the decline of the coaching trade, Rugby grew into a large town and eclipsed Dunchurch. Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by the government today. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in central England on the River Avon. ...

External link

• http://www.dunchurch.uk.net/