Bourton upon Dunsmoor, Warwickshire

Historical Description

Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor, a village and a parish in Warwickshire, on Dunsmoor Heath, near the river Leam, 1 mile SSE of Birdingbury station on the L. & N.W.R., and 5½ miles SW by W of Rugby. The parish includes the hamlet of Draycott, and has a post office, of the name of Bourton, under Rugby; money order and telegraph office, Marton. Acreage, 2144; population, 311. Bourton Hall is a Doric mansion standing in a fine park. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; gross value, £310 with residence. The church is ancient; it has a tower with spire, and contains a stone font of the 13th century, and a pulpit of 1607. At Draycott there is a Baptist chapel.

Administration

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

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Bourton upon Dunsmoor from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor (St. Mary))

Land and Property

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

Newspapers and Periodicals

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

• Leamington Spa Courier

Visitations Heraldic

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