Wroxall or Wroxhall, Warwickshire

Historical Description

Wroxall or Wroxhall, a parish in Warwickshire, 3 miles N of Hatton station on the G.W.R., and 6 NW of Warwick. Post town, Warwick; money order and telegraph office, Hatton. Acreage, 1651; population of the civil parish, 167; of the ecclesiastical, 171. A Benedictine priory was founded here in the time of Stephen by Hugh de Hatton, and was given at the dissolution to the Burgoynes. Wroxall Abbey is a modern mansion with which remains of the priory are incorporated. The estate was purchased in 1713 by Sir Christopher Wren, the great architect, who occasionally resided here. The living is a donative in the diocese of Worcester. The church is part of the old priory with a later tower, and contains monuments of the Burgoynes and Wrens, and remains of the ancient stained glass.

Administration

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

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Church Records

The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Wroxall:

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 Wroxall or Wroxhall from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Wroxhall (St. Leonard))

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.