Bourton on Dunsmore Warwickshire Family History Guide

Bourton on Dunsmore is an Ancient Parish in the county of Warwickshire.

Other places in the parish include: Draycott and Draycote.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1560

Nonconformists include: General Baptist, Independent Methodist, and Particular Baptist.

Adjacent Parishes

• Frankton
• Leamington Hastings
• Dunchurch
• Stretton upon Dunsmore
• Birdingbury

Parish History

Bourton on Dunsmore

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BOURTON-UPON-DUNSMOOR, a parish in Rugby district, Warwick; on the river Leam, and on the Leamington and Rugby railway, 1 mile SSE of Birdingbury station, and 5½ SW by W of Rugby. It includes the hamlet of Draycott; and has a post office, of the name of Bourton, under Rugby. Acres, 2,520. Real property, £3,186. Pop., 382. Houses, 77. The property is divided among a few. Bourton Hall is the seat of B. Shuckburgh, Esq. The parish is a meet for the North Warwick hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £350. Patron, B. Shuckburgh, Esq. The church was repaired in 1859. Charities, £19.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Leonards Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Bourton-upon-Dunsmore with Draycot, 5 miles S.W. Rugby. P. 390.

Source: Leonards Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Draycote

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DRAYCOTE, a hamlet in Burton-upon-Dunsmore parish, Warwick; 5¼ miles SW of Rugby. Pop., 142. Draycote hill here is a conspicuous feature.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Draycot. — See Bourton-upon-Dunsmore.

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Parish Registers

Bourton on Dunsmore Marriages 1560 to 1812

Parish Records

FamilySearch

Use for:
England, Warwickshire, Bourton-on-Dunsmore

England, Warwickshire, Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Warwickshire, Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor – Church records ( 6 )
Births and namings, 1812-1837
Author: Baptist Chapel (Draycote, Warwickshire)

Births and namings, 1812-1837
Author: Baptist Chapel (Draycote, Warwickshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor, 1662-1839
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor (Warwickshire)

Marriages at Bourton on Dunsmore, 1560-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor (Warwickshire)

Parish register transcripts, 1560-1680
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor (Warwickshire)

Parish registers for Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor, 1560-1905
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor (Warwickshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Frankton (Warwickshire); Warwickshire (England). County Record Office

England, Warwickshire, Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Bourton-upon-Dunsmore, Warwick, England ; christenings, 1813-1875
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Warwickshire Historical Directories

Maps

OS Grid Reference: SP4353070427 (all-numeric format: 443530 270428)

Vision of Britain historical maps	OS maps
Ordnance Survey	OS maps
National Library of Scotland	OS maps

Administration

• County: Warwickshire
• Civil Registration District: Rugby
• 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: Rugby
• Hundred: Knightlow
• Province: Canterbury