Caldecote, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Caldecote, a parish in Warwickshire, on the river Anker and the Coventry Canal, 2½ miles NNW of Nuneaton, which is the post town. Acreage, 709; population, 138. There is a stone quarry. Caldecote Hall, the seat of the lord of the manor, was defended in 1642 against Prince Rupert; it was rebuilt in 1880. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £128 with residence. The church is ancient, and contains monuments to the Purefoy family, and a tablet to George Abbot, Esq., the son-in-law of Colonel Purefoy, and the hero of the gallant defence of the manor house.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Warwickshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Caldecote St. David and St. Chad | |
| Hundred | Hemlingford | |
| Poor Law union | Nuneaton |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Caldecote:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1725-1961 | 1725-1975 | 1725-1961 |
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 Caldecote from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Caldecote (St. David and St. Chad))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Caldecote are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
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.