The village of Lapworth is located between Dorridge and Hatton. The village's origins lie in one of the estates owned by Debeberht, Bishop of Worcester, in the 9th century. After the Norman Conquest the manor was granted to Hugh de Grentemaisnil. In the following centuries the manor passed through a number of hands until finally in the 16th century it was the seat (and birthplace) of one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators Robert Gatesby. For the next two centuries the manor was owned by the Holte family of Aston.
Nowadays Lapworth is an affluent village well situated for transport links for commuters to the nearby cities such as Birmingham, Coventry and Warwick, which include the Stratford-upon-Avon and Grand Union Canals which meet at nearby Kingswood.
Lapworth railway station is also actually in Kingswood though is only a short walk away from the village. The M40 motorway is also nearby.
