Shilton Warwickshire Family History Guide
Shilton is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Warwickshire, created in 1754 from a chapelry in Bulkington Ancient Parish.
Other places in the parish include: Barnacle.
Parish church: St Andrew
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1695
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1668
Nonconformists include: Baptist and General Baptist.
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
SHILTON, a village and a parish in Foleshill district, Warwick. The village stands near the Northwestern railway and the Oxford canal, 6 miles SSE of Nuneaton; and has a r. station with telegraph.
The parish includes part of Barnacle hamlet; and its Post town is Anstey, under Coventry. Acres, 1,075. Real property, £3,690. Pop., 487. Houses, 118. The property is subdivided. S. House is the seat of W. Spark, Esq. Ribbon-weaving is carried on.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese Worcester. Value, £76. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is of the 14th century. There is a national school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Marriages Out of Parish
| Details | Place of Marriage | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| William Johnson, p. Skilton, & Elizabeth Walton, p. Draycot 30 Nov. 1617 | Bourton on Dunsmore | Transcription states Skilton. Added here incase it is a transcription error and should be Shilton. |
Parish Records
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Administration
- County: Warwickshire
- Civil Registration District: Foleshill
- Probate Court: Pre-1837 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory), Post-1836 – Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Worcester
- Rural Deanery: Marton
- Poor Law Union: Foleshill
- Hundred: Knightlow
- Province: Canterbury