Radwinter, Essex Family History Guide
Radwinter is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.
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Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1638
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1800
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
RADWINTER, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Saffron-Walden district, Essex. The village stands on the river Pant, 4¾ miles E by S of Saffron-Walden, and 6 ENE of Newport r. station.
The parish comprises 3,802 acres. Post-town, Saffron-Walden. Real property, £5,365. Pop., 946. Houses, 214. The property is much subdivided. Radwinter Hall, Bendysh Hall, and the Hill are chief residences.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £566. Patron, alternately Trustees of Lord Maynard’s heirs and Rev. W. T. Bullock. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with massive tower and tallspire.
There are a national school, and charities £11.
The sub-district contains also four other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 21,412. Pop., 5,035. Houses, 1,089.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
The following records are available free online.
Census
Census returns for Radwinter, 1841-1891
Church Records
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Essex
- Civil Registration District: Saffron Walden
- Probate Court: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
- Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
- Rural Deanery: Sampford
- Poor Law Union: Saffron Walden
- Hundred: Freshwell
- Province: Canterbury