Haseley, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Haseley, a parish in Warwickshire, adjacent to the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, 1½ mile NE of Hatton station on. The G.W.R., and 3½ miles NW of Warwick. Post town, Warwick; money order and telegraph office, Hatton. Acreage, 1201; population, 208. The manor belonged to the Throck-morton family from the time of Queen Mary till 1725, and part of the old mansion still remains. The present manor-house was rebuilt in 1877. Haseley Hall is another principal residence. The waterworks for the town of Warwick are situated here, and the water flows .down to Warwick with its own gravitation. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; gross value, £295 with residence. The church is ancient, and contains an ancient font and a fine brass of Sir William Throckmorton.
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 | Haseley St. Mary | |
| Hundred | Barlichway | |
| Poor Law union | Warwick |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Haseley:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1588-1634 1743-1979 | 1588-1634 1743-1999 | 1588-1634 1743-1978 |
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 Haseley from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Haseley (St. Mary))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Haseley 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.