Exhall (Alcester), Warwickshire
Historical Description
Exhall (near Alcester), a parish in Warwickshire, near the river Arrow, 2 miles SE of Alcester. It includes the hamlet of Little Britain, and part of Ardens Grafton. Post town, Alcester under Redditch. Acreage, 844; population of the civil parish, 232; of the ecclesiastical, 337. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Wixford, in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £140 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1862. It contains a brass tablet within the sanctuary, on the ground, at north end of the altar, representing the portraits of John Walsingham and his wife.
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 | Exhall St. Giles | |
| Hundred | Barlichway | |
| Poor Law union | Alcester |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Exhall (Alcester):
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1605-1979 | 1606-1971 | 1605-1978 |
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 Exhall (Alcester) from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Exhall (St. Giles))
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.