LEAMINGTON HASTINGS

This parish, which lies ten miles east of Warwick should not be confused with the latter's neighbour Leamington Priors, the modern Leamington Spa. The only thing they share in common is that the river Leam runs through each. The Hastings family were lords of the manor. There is a row of almshouses built in 1627. Hamlets are Hill, Kites Hardwick and Broadwell.

DIOCESE: Lichfield. HUNDRED: Knightlow. UNION: Rugby

ADJOINING PARISHES: Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Dunchurch, Grandborough, Napton-on-the-Hill, Stockton, Birdingbury or Birbury.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1559-1892 Marriages: 1559-1989 Burials: 1559-1993 Banns 1823-1956 Hill, C from 1836 M from 1842.

Bishop's Transcripts : 1662-1846 LIC Begin c1833 WOR

IGI: Christenings: 1705-1875, Marriages: 1705-1895. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: Christenings: 1559-1877 Marriages: 1559-1837 Burials: 1559-1811, 1813-1886 SoG Banns 1823-1876 COV

NONCONFORMIST: Broadwell, the story of Nonconformity A.Olorenshaw 1963

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS; All Saints. BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: LIC Photocopies of 12 wills 1557-1774 WAR

CENSUS RETURNS: All WAR
1861 BIR
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1754-1837
Poor Law c1690-1860

MANORIAL RECORDS: Court Rolls 1630-1638, 1830 Pt Numerous records in Sitwell collection, above.

OTHER SOURCES: Broadwell, Inventory 1723/1724.
Sitwell of Leamington Hastings, large collection including wills, marriage settlements etc.
Wheeler family arms and genealogies. Obituaries of parishioners buried giving about 500 names,1937.
Poor Relief in a Warwickshire Parish (Dissertation) 1660-1714, H.B.Clark, 1962.
W.I. Scrapbook 1965.

[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]