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Binton, Warwickshire

Historical Description

Binton, a village and a parish in Warwickshire, near the river Avon, 1 mile NW of Binton station on the East and West Junction railway, and 4 miles W by S of Stratford-on-Avon, which is the post town. The parish includes the hamlet of Red Hill. Acreage, 1300; population, 235. Limestone abounds, and was formerly quarried for paving-stones and lime. It is now being largely used for the manufacture of cement. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £106 with residence. Patron, the Marquis of Hertford, who is lord of the manor. The church is ancient, and was rebuilt in 1875. There is a Congregational 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 CountyWarwickshire 
Ecclesiastical parishBinton St. Peter 
HundredBarlichway 
Poor Law unionStratford-Upon-Avon 

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


Church Records

The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Binton:

BaptismsMarriagesBurials
1580-19791539-19781540-1978

Most of the records prior to 1911 have been digitised and are available on Ancestry.co.uk


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Binton from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Binton are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Warwickshire papers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Warwickshire 1619 is available on the Heraldry page.

DistrictStratford-on-Avon
CountyWarwickshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtCV37
Post TownStratford-Upon-Avon

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