STRETTON-ON-DUNSMORE

The village is about six miles south east of Coventry just off the main A45 which leads to the M45 and the Marriages: 1. The red brick houses around the village green make this an attractive place. There are two fine timber-framed buildings, Moor Farmhouse dating from the 16th century and Yew Tree Hall.

DIOCESE: Lichfield. HUNDRED: Knightlow. UNION: Rugby

ADJOINING PARISHES: Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Wolston-Cum-Brandon, Church Lawford, Newbold-on-Avon, Dunchurch, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Frankton, Wappenbury, Bubbenhall.

HAMLET: Princethorpe (now a civil parish).

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1682-1916 Marriages: 1695-1958 Burials: 1681-1924 Banns 1824-1938

Bishop's Transcripts : 1670-1847 LIC Begin c1833 WOR

IGI: Christenings: 1742-1783, 1786-1842 & 1875-1885, Marriages: 1742-1895. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: C Burials: 1681-1783 Marriages: 1681-1730, 1742-1753 SoG
Christenings: 1875-1916 Marriages: 1874-1924 Burials: 1874-1938 COV

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

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS; All Saints BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR
Princethorpe: Our Lady of the Angels BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR
St. Mary's Priory BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: LIC

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

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1755-1837

MANORIAL RECORDS: Plan of manor 1763. Plan of fields 18th century.

OTHER SOURCES: Chamberlayne family papers, wills etc. of Princethorpe and elsewhere, and connected families of Dry, Taylor, Baker and Lister 1706-1796.
Five manuscript volumes relating to Stretton-on-Dunsmore.
Estate plan 1838.
See also Gregory of Stivichall collection at STR


[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]