Sherborne or Sherbourne, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Sherborne or Sherbourne, a parish in Warwickshire, on the river Avon, 2½ miles SSW of Warwick. It has a post office under Warwick; money order and telegraph office, Barford. Acreage, 1149; population, 191. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; gross value, £407 with residence. The church was rebuilt in 1864 at a cost of £20,000, from designs by Sir G. Gilbert Scott, and is a handsome edifice in the Early Decorated style.
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 | Sherbourne All Saints | |
| 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 Sherbourne:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1587-1939 | 1587-1995 | 1587-1971 |
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 Sherborne or Sherbourne from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Sherbourne (All Saints))
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.