AVON DASSETT

The village is situated on the slopes of Shooters Hill, part of the Dassett Hills and lies between the two main roads to Banbury, one from Coventry and one from Warwick. A recess in the rebuilt church has a thirteenth century coffin with an unusual carving of a deacon. The village is sometimes called Little Dassett or Dassett Parva.

DIOCESE: Lichfield. HUNDRED: Kington. UNION: Banbury

ADJOINING PARISHES: Burton Dassett, Fenny Compton, Farnborough, Warmington, Radway.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1559-1978 Marriages: 1559-1979 Burials: 1559-1978 Banns 1758-1811

Bishop's Transcripts : 1664-1843 LIC

IGI: Christenings: 1559-1885, Marriages: 1559-1752 & 1755-1895. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: CM Burials: 1559-1799 SoG CMB 1559-1799 COV

NONCONFORMIST: Roman Catholic see Source Material and C, M & R Vol.2

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: Church and Yard WAR
Yard STR Roman Catholic Church and Yard WAR
St.Joseph R.C. and St.John the Baptist BMSGH.m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: LIC

CENSUS RETURNS: 1841 81 91 WAR
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837

MANORIAL RECORDS: 1450-51, 1495 STR Court rolls and papers relating to manor of Avon Dassett 1679-1833 WAR

DEEDS: Very large collection with names given in;deeds, wills etc. deposit of Herbert & Franklin, Solicitors, Banbury, Deeds etc. deposit of Stockton, Sons and Fortescue of Banbury. Deeds, Covenants, Marriage Settlements etc. 1628-1833 in deposit of Messrs Peake & Co.

OTHER SOURCES: History of Avon Dassett 1086-1977 M & A.C.Wood 1977.

[ Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]