SPERNALL

The village is four miles north of Alcester; in the Middle Ages it was depopulated as a result of the Black Death. The church was a chapel belonging to the priory of Studley in early Norman times, and became the parish church after the dissolution of the monasteries.

DIOCESE: Worcester. HUNDRED: Barlichway. UNION: Alcester

ADJOINING PARISHES: Studley, Morton Bagot, Great Alne, Coughton.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1562-1969 Marriages: 1566-1970 Burials: 1563-1812 Banns 1825-1970

Bishop's Transcripts : Begin 1612 WOR

IGI: Christenings: 1701-1812 & 1814-1885, Marriages: 1701-1836 & 1840-1895. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: Christenings: 1562-1812 Marriages: 1562-1836 SoG
Christenings: 1814-1969 Marriages: 1840-1970 Banns 1825-1870 COV

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: Yard pre 1812 STR Survey by ADLHS.

PROBATE RECORDS: WOR

CENSUS RETURNS: All WAR
1851 BMSGH SI v12 , SoG , BIR
1851 vXI (RR) , SoG
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1754-1836
Poor Law c1690-1860

MANORIAL RECORDS: 1619-1731 STR
Court Rolls, terriers etc (see Calendar of Throckmorton 1619-1731) WAR

DEEDS: Deeds 1806-1854

OTHER SOURCES: Map of Throckmorton estate c1695.
Plan and valuation of Thos.Wood's estate 1874.
Warwickshire People and Places, by J.Burman, 1936, deals with Spernall, Morton Bagot and Oldberrow and mentions 'many obscure people'.


[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]