Background
Nicholas Chamberlaine was born in 1632 in Whitnash, south of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.
Nicholas Chamberlaine was born in 1632 in Whitnash, south of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.
His family were the Chamberlaines of Astley, Warwickshire. In February 1664 he moved to Bedworth to become the rector. He remained rector for 51 years until his death, and he helped to establish stability in the area after the English Civil War.
Chamberlaine bought land in Bedworth and became the parish squire.
He died 14 July 1715. In Bedworth the Nicholas Chamberlaine"s Almshouses and Nicholas Chamberlaine School are named after him.