Compton Wyniates, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Compton-Wyniates or Compton-Winyates, a parish in Warwickshire, at the boundary with Oxfordshire, 5 miles ENE of Shipston-on-Stour, and 6 S of Kineton. Post town, Kineton, under Warwick; money order office, Tysoe; telegraph office, Shipston-on-Stour. Acreage, 1039; population, 22. The property has all belonged from the time of Edward I. to the Comptous, now represented by the Marquis of Northampton, and it gives to the Marquis the title of Earl. Compton-Wyniates House, a seat of the Marquis, is a picturesque edifice of the time of Henry VIII., built then out of the ruins of Fulbrooke Castle, and restored under the superintendence of Wyatt. Henry VIII. visited Compton here, and Charles I. passed the night here before Edgehill. It lies so hidden in an abrupt hill-screened hollow as to have been popularly called Compton-in-the-Hole. The living is a rectory, annexed to the vicarage of Tysoe, in the diocese of Worcester; joint net value, £150. Patron, the Marquis of Northampton. The church was destroyed in the Civil War, and rebuilt after the Restoration, and has been the burial-place of several of the Compton family.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Warwickshire | |
| Hundred | Kington | |
| Poor Law union | Shipston-Upon-Stour |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Compton Wynyates:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1683-1812 | 1713-1774 1856-1935 | 1698-1812 |
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 Compton Wyniates from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Compton-Wyniates)
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:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Warwickshire 1619 is available on the Heraldry page.