Charlecote, Warwickshire

Historical Description

Charlecote, a village and a parish in Warwickshire. The village stands on the river Avon, 4 miles W of the Fosse Way, 4¼ ENE of Stratford-on-Avon, and 5½ S of Warwick. The parish includes also the hamlets of Thelsford and Hunscote, and its post town is Warwick; money order and telegraph office, Wellesbourne. Acreage, 2130; population, 212. The manor with all the property belongs to the Lucy family, who have been in possession since the time of Richard I. The manor-house was rebuilt in 1558 by Sir Thomas Lucy, said to be the origina of Shakespeare's Justice Shallow. It forms three sides of a quadrangle, sliows all the characteristics of the Tudor architecture; has been altered and renovated in strict keeping with its original character; has a gatehouse with an oriel window, flanked by octagon towers, and stands in an extensive well-wooded park. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £164 with residence. The church was rebuilt in 1853 in the Decorated style of the 14th century, and the Lucy chapel, separated from the chancel by a richly carved oaken screen, contains the monument of Sir Thomas Lucy and his wife by Bernini, and two other interesting monuments.

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 Charlecote:

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 Charlecote from the following:

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

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Charlecote 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.