Sutton under BraiIes, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Sutton-under-BraiIes, a parish in Warwickshire, 5 miles SE of Shipston-on-Stour, and 7 NE by E of Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Post town, Shipston-on-Stour. Acreage, 1175; population, 187. Henry VIII. gave the manor of Sutton Brailes to the Petre family. It passed into the hands of the Van Notten Poles, who are still its possessors. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £140 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church has an old Saxon doorway, but the remainder of the building was pulled down and rebuilt in the 12th century, and dedicated to Thomas a Becket. It was restored in 1879. The tower is of 13th century date.
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 | Sutton-Under-Brailes St. Thomas à Bucket | |
| Hundred | Kington | |
| Poor Law union | Shipston |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Sutton under Brailes:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1605-1991 | 1605-1992 | 1605-1992 |
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 Sutton under BraiIes from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Sutton-Under-Brailes (St. Thomas à Bucket))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Sutton under BraiIes 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.