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Lapworth sits in a green stretch of Warwickshire countryside, positioned just far enough from Solihull and Birmingham to feel genuinely rural, yet connected by two canals and a useful railway station. The village is defined by its unusual layout; it doesn’t have a single central high street, but rather a collection of hamlets linked by leafy lanes and the intersection of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Grand Union canals. This waterway heritage is most visible at the Lapworth Flight, a series of twenty-five narrow locks that provides a steady backdrop of narrowboats and towpath walkers. Historically, the area is noted for its connections to the Gunpowder Plot - Catesby’s house at Upper Radbourne was nearby - and it remains anchored by the medieval St Mary the Virgin Church, known for its rare spire detached from the main building. For daily practicalities, the village maintains a couple of long-standing pubs and a local store, while the National Trust’s Packwood House sits right on the doorstep, preserving the area's wooded, agricultural character.