Westwood, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Westwood, an ecclesiastical parish in Stoneleigh parish, Warwickshire, 2 miles SW of Coventry, and 3 N of Kenilworth. It has a post office, called Westwood Heath, under Coventry; money order and telegraph office, Coventry. It was constituted in 1846, and includes the hamlets of Fletchamstead, Tile Hill, and Canley. Population, 604. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £190 with residence. Patron, Lord Leigh. The church was erected in 1844, and is in the Early English style.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Warwickshire | |
| Civil parish | Stoneleigh | |
| Hundred | Knightlow | |
| 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 Westwood:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1845-1947 | 1846-1977 | 1846-1933 |
Most of the records prior to 1911 have been digitised and are available on Ancestry.co.uk
See Stoneleigh for earlier records.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Westwood from the following:
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.