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Hadsor, Worcestershire

Historical Description

Hadsor, a parish in Worcestershire, on the Salt Way and the Birmingham and Worcester Canal, 1½ mile SE of Droit-wich. Post town, Droitwich. Acreage, 996; population of the civil parish, 138; of the ecclesiastical, 290. Hadsor House, the seat of the Galtons, is a modern Italian mansion, containing a valuable collection of paintings and sculptures. The living is a rectory, with that of Oddingley attached, in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £246. The church is Decorated, and was restored in 1835, and contains some 14th-century stained glass. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyWorcestershire 
Ecclesiastical parishHadsor St. John the Baptist 
HundredHalfshire 
Poor Law unionDroitwich 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Hadsor from the following:


Land and Property

The full transcript of the Worcestershire section of the Return of Owners of Land, 1873.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569 is available on the Heraldry page.