PRESTON BAGOT

The scattered houses forming the hamlet are just over two miles south east of Henley-in-Arden and almost linked to it. The original meaning of the name is 'farm of the priest'; it was held by Symon Bagoth in 1235. Kite Green is within the parish.

DIOCESE: Worcester. HUNDRED: Barlichway. UNION: Stratford

ADJOINING PARISHES: Lapworth, Rowington, Claverdon, Wootton Wawen, Henley-In-Arden, Beaudesert.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1677-1973 Marriages: 1678-1972 Burials: 1678-1971.

Bishop's Transcripts : Begin 1612 WOR

IGI: Christenings: 1813-1885, Marriages: 1612-1700, 1754-1874 & 1876-1895. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: Printed 1891 in Warwick Advertiser WAR , BIR
Christenings: 1612-1973 Marriages: 1612-1836,1839-1959 Burials: 1612-1797,1813-1971 SoG
Christenings: 1813-1973 Marriages: 1874-1959 Burials: 1813-1971 COV

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: Church and Yard to 1812 STR
All Saints BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: WOR

CENSUS RETURNS: All WAR
1851 BIR
1851 BMSGH SI v.11 SoG , BIR
1851 vIV (RR) , SoG
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1754-1837

MANORIAL RECORDS: 1584-1816 STR
Court Rolls 1702, 1730, 1742, 1753 and 1816.

OTHER SOURCES: Bissell 1793-1826.
Survey and plan of farms belonging to Lord Leigh 1767.


[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]