Official Name: | Kingswood |
Country: | England |
Region: | West Midlands |
Coordinates: | 52.341°N -1.725°W |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Population: | 1152 |
Population Ref: | (2020 estimate) |
Area Total Km2: | 1.095 |
Kingswood is an area in the civil parishes of Lapworth and Rowington in Warwick District, Warwickshire, England. It forms the main residential area of the parish of Lapworth,[1] and includes about 18 properties in the parish of Rowington.[2] The population of Lapworth parish was 1,828 in the 2011 Census. The population of Kingswood has been estimated as 1,152 in 2020.[3] Kingswood is situated on the Grand Union Canal and the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. The two canals meet at Kingswood Junction.
Kingswood also has a railway station called Lapworth railway station. It was originally called Kingswood, but the station name was changed to Lapworth to avoid confusion with station in Surrey. Kingswood lies 5 miles north-west of Henley-in-Arden. In 1879-1872 Kingswood was described in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales as a hamlet in the parishes of Lapworth and Rowington and had a unitarian chapel and property valued at £1,027.[4]