Loxley, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Loxley, a village and a parish in Warwickshire. The village stands on the S border of the county, 4 miles ESE of Stratford-on-Avon; is an ancient place, mentioned in Domes-day Book; and has a post office under Warwick; money order and telegraph office, Wellesbourne. The parish contains also the hamlets of Chadley, Famington, Oakham, Old-borough, and Hunscote. Acreage, 1596; population, 261. Loxley Hall is the chief residence. The manor belonged to the monks of Worcester and Kenilworth. Ancient British and Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £168 with residence. The church was originally founded in 774 by Offa, king of Mercia, and was rebuilt in the 13th and again in the 18th century; it retains traces of the original church in the shape of some herring-bone work in the chancel. There is a Congregational chapel.
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 | Loxley St. Nicholas | |
| Hundred | Barlichway | |
| Poor Law union | Stratford-upon-Avon |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Loxley:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1608-1888 | 1539-1991 | 1540-1981 |
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 Loxley from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Loxley (St. Nicholas))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Loxley 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.