SHUTTINGTON

The village is about four miles north east of Tamworth. It is mentioned in the Domesday survey. The church, restored in 1844 was again altered later and was once a chapelry belonging to Alvecote Priory, Alvecote is a hamlet.

DIOCESE: Lichfield. HUNDRED: Hemlingford. UNION: Tamworth

ADJOINING PARISHES: Thorpe Constantine (Staffs), Seckington, Newton Regis, Austrey, Polesworth, Tamworth (Staffs).

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1557-1933 Marriages: 1557-1982 Burials: 1557-1901 (defective 1653-79) Banns 1754-1812 1824-1927

Bishop's Transcripts : 1676-1838 LIC

IGI: Christenings: 1715-1885, Marriages: 1838-1895. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: CMB 1557-1899 WAR
CM Burials: 1557-1838 Christenings: 1873-1933 Banns 1879-1927 SoG

NONCONFORMIST: Quaker see Source Material

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS; Shuttington St. Matthews and Seckington All Saints BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: LIC

CENSUS RETURNS: 1841 51 91 WAR
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1757-1837

MANORIAL RECORDS: Survey, 16th century.

OTHER SOURCES: The History of Alvecote, P.Edden and H.Jones 1968


[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]