Stretton Baskerville, Warwickshire

Historical Description

Stretton Baskerville, a parish in Warwickshire, 1½ mile WSW of Hinckley, and 4 miles E by S of Nuneaton. Post town, Hinckley. Acreage, 1038; population, 56. It takes its name from Watling Street, which lies on the north, and from the ancient family of Baskerville who held the manor, and was once a place of some importance, but became partly depopulated in the reign of Henry VII., and the village and church went into ruins. The living is a sinecure rectory in the diocese of Worcester; gross value, £75. Patron, the Crown. The living is held by the vicar of Burton Hastings, and the inhabitants attend the church of that parish.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Stretton Baskerville from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Stretton-Baskerville (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:

• Leamington Spa Courier

Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Warwickshire 1619 is available on the Heraldry page.