Radway has a history of being community spirited. It is understood that until the early 1870’s when there was general social unrest, an annual festival including a flower show, was held in the Grange gardens with a marquee erected for teas and a band. This festival was connected to the dedication of the old and new Church to St Peter on `Wake` Sunday, the first Sunday after St. Peter’s Day and the celebration was the Wednesday of that week. Colonel Starkey permitted a fete and flower show to be held in the Park where there were sports, teas and dancing. This was not connected to the `Wake`.

Some of the more significant features of the village’s history are:

Early Saxon

it is assumed that King John’s Lane was a Mercian boundary

Saxon

earliest recorded historic links are to Coventry when Radway was wholly owned by the Church

Radmore Monks

Edward1 in 1284 grants a “free warren” (an enclosed area for the breeding of game), in Radway Manor

Church of St Peter

originally built in 1321, it was demolished when the present church was consecrated in 1866

Radway Grange

built in the 16th century by the Stoneleigh monks and redesigned and landscaped by Sanderson Miller in the 18th century

The Farmers

Spring line village with organised drainage. Grazed parkland, visible evidence of ridge and furrow, working farms within the village

The Quakers

significant Quaker tradition with a burial ground and Quaker Meeting House (Oriel Cottage) which was in use until 1850

Village Hall and Church School

commissioned by Charles and John Chambers in 1852 and 1854 respectively

War Memorial Lych-gate

erected in grateful remembrance of those belonging to the village who served in the Great War 1914 – 1918 and in sacred memory of those who fell in active service 1939 – 1945. Field Marshall Earl Haig is listed in the roll of honour

The Green

houses erected by the council in the 1950’s in three phases on the “boundary” of “The Green”

Townsend Farm

adaptation of former farm buildings to create 5 dwellings in the late 1980’s

Old Stable Yard Stable Mews

adaptation of former stables and new buildings to create 7 dwellings in the late 1990s