Willenhall, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Willenhall, a hamlet in Coventry Holy Trinity parish, Warwickshire, 2¼ miles SE by E of Coventry. Acreage, 772; population, 105. There is a mission church.
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 | Holme Cultram | |
| Hundred | Knightlow | |
| Poor Law union | Foleshill |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Willenhall, St John:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1957-1990 | 1957-1987 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Willenhall from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Willenhall)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Willenhall 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.