Offchurch, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Offchurch, a village and a parish in Warwickshire, on the river Learn, the Warwick and Napton Canal, and the Fosse Way, 3 miles E of Leamington, and 5 E by N of Warwick. There is a post office under Leamington Spa; money order office, Cnbbington; telegraph office, Leamington. Acreage of parish, 2286; population, 308. There is a parish council of five members. The manor belonged anciently to the Mercian kings-afterwards to Coventry Priory, passed at the dissolution to the Knightley family, and, with all the property, belongs now to the Countess of Aylesford. Offchurch Bury, an ancient stone mansion, stands on the Learn, in a finely-wooded park of about 250 acres. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; gross value, £328 with residence. The church is ancient, consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower, and contains several handsome monuments and tablets to members of the Knightley family, and some stained windows.
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 | Offchurch St. Gregory | |
| Hundred | Knightlow | |
| 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 Offchurch:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1669-1918 | 1694-2002 | 1680-1994 |
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 Offchurch from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Offchurch (St. Gregory))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Offchurch 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.