Preston Bagot, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Preston Bagot, a village and a parish in Warwickshire, on a branch of the river Alne, and on the Birmingham and Stratford Canal, 2 miles E of Henley-in-Arden, and 2½ W of Claverdon station on the G.W.R. Post town, Henley-in-Arden, under Birmingham. Acreage of parish, 1300; population, 176. The manor was at the Conquest the property of the Earl of Mellent, and passed in the reign of Henry II. to the Bagot family. The living is a rectory in The diocese of Worcester; net value, £254 with residence. The church stands on the top of a steep hill, and was originally Norman, was enlarged in The 14th century, and restored in 1879. It contains an ancient brass and some monuments.
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 | Preston-Baggott All Saints | |
| 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 Preston Bagot:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1677-1973 | 1678-1972 | 1678-1971 |
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 Preston Bagot from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Preston-Baggott (All Saints))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Preston Bagot 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.