Chadshunt, Warwickshire

Historical Description

Chadshunt, a parish in Warwickshire, 1½ mile NE of Kineton. Post town, Kineton, under Warwick. Acreage, 1388; population, 48. The manor belonged early to the monks of Coventry, and passed to the See of Lichfield, and belongs now to the King family. The living, formerly a chapelry annexed to the vicarage of Bishops-Itchington, was formed in 1879, together with the chapelry of Gaydon, into a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; joint gross value, £87 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church is Early English, consisting of chancel, nave, and western tower, with north chapel, which contains some good stained glass of the 16th century, brought from a convent in Italy by the family of Knight of Barrels, whose arms appear in the north window. An image of St Chad formerly stood in the churchyard, and attracted many pilgrims. The well dedicated to the saint is still to be seen in the adjoining park, with the remains of the bath in which he is said to have baptized his converts, and the waters of which had healing powers.

Administration

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

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

Church Records

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

Most of the records prior to 1911 have been digitised and are available on Ancestry.co.uk
See Bishops Itchington for earlier records.

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 Chadshunt from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Chadshunt)

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Chadshunt 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:

• Leamington Spa Courier

Visitations Heraldic

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