Alveston Warwickshire Family History Guide
Alveston is an Ancient Parish in the county of Warwickshire.
Other places in the parish include: Tiddington Ville and Tiddington.
Parish church: St James
Parish registers begin: 1539
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Adjacent Parishes
- Atherstone on Stour
- Hampton Lucy
- Clifford Chambers, Gloucestershire
- Charlecote
- Alderminster, Worcestershire
- Loxley
- Stratford on Avon
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ALVESTON, a village and a parish in Stratford on Avon district, Warwick. The village stands near the Avon, under Welcombe hills, amid charming environs, 2¼ miles ENE of Stratford-on-Avon r. station; was pronounced by Dr. Parry the Montpelier of England; and has a post office under Stratford-on-Avon.
The parish contains also the pleasant village of Tiddington. Acres, 4,300. Real property, £8,531. Pop., 844. Houses, 191. The property is much subdivided. A chief residence is Alveston House. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £220. Patron, the Rector of Hampton-Lucy. The church contains some fine tombs of the Lucys, and is very good. Charities, £46.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851
Alveston, formerly called Aulston, a parish in the Snitterfield division of the hund. of Barlichway, Stratford-on-Avon union, Warwickshire; 2 miles north-east from Stratford-on-Avon.
Living, a vicarage in the dio. of Worcester, exempt from the visitation of the archdeacon; rated at £6, and in the parliamentary returns at £130; gross income £223. The church contains some fine monuments of the Lucy family. Patron, the rector of Hampton-Lucy. The great and small tithes were commuted in 1771. There is a small daily school here. Charities connected with this parish yield a yearly revenue of £47.
The village stands in an agreeable neighbourhood, and finely wooded country, near the Avon; and has been called from the salubrity of its air, the Montpelier of England. A new church has been built here. Pop., in 1801, 465; in 1831, 650. Houses 135. Acres 4,300. A. P. £6,561. Poor rates, in 1837, £431. — To the westward of Alveston rise the Welcombe hills.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Alveston, 2 miles N.E. Stratford-on-Avon. P. 793
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
ALVESTON (St. James), a parish, in the union of Stratford-on-Avon, Snitterfield division of the hundred of Barlichway, W. division of the county of Warwick, 2 miles (E. N. E.) from Stratford; containing 793 inhabitants.
It is situated on the river Avon, and comprises by measurement 2700 acres, whereof four-fifths are arable land; the remainder is pasture by the river side, with 150 acres of wood. The road from Stratford to Wellesbourn-Hastings passes through the parish.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £6; net income, £220; patron, the Rector of Hampton-Lucy; impropriator, George Lucy, Esq.: the glebe consists of 90 acres. The church, rebuilt in 1839, at an expense of about £2500, chiefly raised by subscription, is in the early English style, with a square tower: the east window, presented by the patron, contains a full length figure of St. James, and the arms of the Lucy family; the interior of the edifice is very neatly and conveniently fitted up. A school is supported by subscription.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
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Directors of Companies
The following people were listed in the Directory of Directors 1881 as directors of companies who were either living in Alveston or the company was based in Alveston or both.
Fortescue – Capt Fortescue, J.P., Alveston Manor House, Stratford-on-Avon, is a director of the Gold Company of Southern India Limited
Directories
Alveston Bennett’s Business Directory for Warwickshire, 1914
Kelly’s Directory of Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire 1854
ALVESTON is a parish and village in Stratford Division Union, on the banks of the Avon, and distant from Stratford upon Avon about 2 miles. It has by some been called the ‘Montpelier of England.’ To the west of the district are Welcomb hills. A new church, dedicated to St. James, has been erected here; of the old, one nothing but the chancel is left. There are several charitable bequests. The acreage is 2,725, and the population 769. In the river there is fishing.
TIDDINGTON lies between Alveston and Stratford near the river. BRIDGETOWN is a hamlet.
GENTRY
Allfrey Henry William esq Hemmingford house
Clarke Richard Ogle esq
Cowan Walter esq Alveston lodge
Edwards Mrs Tiddington
Hamilton Sir Frederick Avon cliff
Harding Mrs Charles Avon cliff
Harding Wm Judd esq Baraset house
Holbech Capt George RN Alveston villa
Holbech Miss Alveston cottage
Partitt Mr John
Knottesford Rev Francis Fortescue MA Bridgetown Manor house
Spencer George esq
Townsend Joseph esq Alveston house
Webb Thos Townsend esq
Woodmas Charles esq
TRADERS
Ashborn Charles market gardener
Adams Thos miller Alveston & Clifford mills
Bachelor Wm farmer Alveston hill
Baldwin Wm farmer Bridge town farm
Barnes Richard maltster & farmer
Brian Jas farmers bailiff Vicarage farm
Bruce John blacksmith beer retailer & post office receiving ho Tiddington
Bruce Sarah Mrs wheelwright Tiddington
Carpenter Thomas farmer
Cooper Robert basketmaker
Gibbs William farmer Alveston hill
Goff Samuel farmer
Hawkes Henry farmer Tiddington
Hemings Geo beer retailer Tiddington
Hughes Samuel shoemaker
Hunt Abraham fishmonger &c
Knight Charlotte Miss farmer Tiddington
Ivens Richard butcher
Lane Benjamin tailor
Lee William farmer Tiddington
Nicholes Thomas beer retailer
Parritt Henry Amaziab grocer
Parritt William builder
Potter John farmer Croft’s farm Alveston hill
Such John tailor
Twist John black & whitesmith & agricultural implement ma Bridge town
Vincent Thos parish clerk &c Tiddington
Vincent Thos jun basket & net maker Tiddington
Ward Saml farmer & butcher Tiddington
White Hannah Miss shopkeeper Tiddington
Wincote John boot & shoe maker & beer retailer
Wincote William baker
Post Office John Bruce Tiddington. Box closes at 5 pm. Letters delivered through Stratford
Assessor & Collector of the Assessed & Income Taxes & Poor’s Rates Samuel Ward
St James’s Church Rev John Peglar MA vicar; Rev B Faulkner curate
POBLIC SCHOOLS
Alveston for boys & girls (supported by voluntary contributions), Wm Flower, master; Mrs Kezia Flower, mistress
Infant Preparatory for both sexes (supported by voluntary contributions) Mrs Hannah Tandy mistress
Source: Post office directory of Birmingham, Warwickshire, and part of Staffordshire (of Birmingham, with Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire) [afterw.] Kelly’s directory of Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire By Kelly’s directories, ltd. 1854
Administration
- County: Warwickshire
- Civil Registration District: Stratford on Avon
- Probate Court: Post-1850 – Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Pre-1851 – Court of the Peculiar of Hampton Lucy
- Diocese: Worcester
- Rural Deanery: Kineton
- Poor Law Union: Stratford on Avon
- Hundred: Barlinchway
- Province: Canterbury