WHITCHURCH

This is situated about three and a half miles south east of Stratford. Little remains of the original depopulated village, but the Norman church of St.Mary still stands.

DIOCESE: Worcester. HUNDRED: Kington. UNION: Stratford

ADJOINING PARISHES: Alderminster, Tredington, Ilmington, Quinton, Preston-on-Stour. (At one time this was a Warwickshire 'island' in Gloucestershire until the county boundaries were changed.)

HAMLETS: Wimpstone, Broughton and Crimscote were within the parish.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1561-1980 Marriages: 1562-1845 Burials: 1562-1984 Banns 1756-1795, 1806-1808 1824-1964

Bishop's Transcripts : Begin 1611 WOR

IGI: Christenings: 1813-1885. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: Christenings: 1561-1812, Marriages: 1562-1812, Burials: 1561-1812 STR
Marriages: 1562-1812 PHIL 1 BIR , WAR , SoG
Marriages: 1651-1675 BOYD MISC , SoG

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: Church and Yard, Index and details of sculptures etc at WAR
Church, Yard (approx 70 to 1860s arranged alphabetically). STR
St. Mary BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: WOR

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

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1567-1837
Pallot 1780-1837

MANORIAL RECORDS: 1566-1783 STR


[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]