Stretton Sugwas Herefordshire Family History Guide

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Stretton Sugwas is an Ancient Parish in the county of Herefordshire.

Parish church: St. Mary Magdalene

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1753
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1660

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Stretton Sugwas Herefordshire
Stretton Sugwas Herefordshire

Stretton Sugwas Parish Registers

Search online indexed transcriptions of baptisms, marriages and burials. Taken from the original parish registers, these entries may include names, dates, family relationships, residences, occupations and other details noted by the minister, with earlier records naturally offering fewer details.

Baptism Records

These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of baptisms.

Stretton Sugwas Herefordshire Baptisms 1660-1899

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of marriages.

Stretton Sugwas Herefordshire Marriages 1660-1860

Stretton Sugwas, St Mary Magdalene Herefordshire Marriages 1660-1836

Death and Burial Records

These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burials.

Stretton Sugwas Herefordshire Burials 1813-1839

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

STRETTON-SUGWAS, a parish in the district and county of Hereford; on the Hereford and Brecon railway, 3½ miles WNW of Hereford. Post town, Hereford. Acres, 779. Real property, £1,554. Pop., 209. Houses, 44. A palace of the Bishops of Hereford was formerly here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £184. Patron, B. E. Batley, Esq.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

STRETTON-SUGWAS (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in the hundred of Grimsworth, union and county of Hereford, 3 miles (N. W. by W.) from Hereford; containing 190 inhabitants. It comprises 797 acres by admeasurement, and is situated on a small tributary of the river Wye. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king’s books at £9. 7. 1., and in the gift of Guy’s Hospital, London: the tithes have been commuted for £200, and the glebe contains about 40 acres. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Historical Directories

Stretton Sugwas Herefordshire 1914

Stretton Sugwas.

Adams Miss Julia, Calvaria cottage, Swainshill.
Andrews Fredk. John, farmer, Stretton court.
Armitage Samuel Harold, Stretton hall.
Beavan Miss, Blenheim house.
Barnes Edward, farmer, Cherry Orchard.
Davies David Prosser, farmer, Stretton house.
Daw Clement, parish clerk.
Dawe Wm., Traveller’s Rest inn.
Edwards Dearman, J.P., Edgcombe.
Griffith Rev. Chas. Ashley, B.A. Rector, Clifford house, Swainshill.
Hartland A. R., butcher, The Hollies, Swainshill.
Hawkins Francis, J.P., Sugwas farm, Swainshill.
Ingham His Honour Judge Robt. Wood, D.L., J.P., Sugwas court.
Innes Edwd. J., market gardener, Swainshill.

Jones Hedley, estate agent, The Elms, Swainshill.
Jones Mrs. Eliza, farmer, The Lakes.
Jones Wm. Jas., licd. vict., Sugwas Boat inn, Breinton.
Knight Thomas Stoate, farmer, Sainshill farm; res., Swainshill.
Lawrence Alfred, police constable.
London Miss Marianne, school-mistress.
Parsons Herbt., carpenter, glazier, etc., Sugwas Pool, Swainshill.
Pearman Walter, Kite’s Nest, licensed victualler.
Rees Wm. P. (trading as W. P. Rees & Co.), builder and assist. overseer for Kenchester.
Sanford John H., assist. overseer.
Whiting Mrs. Mary Ann Elizabeth, postmistress, Swainshill.
Whiting Wm., gardener, Swainshill.
Whittaker Geo., Veldiver, near Swainshill.
Williams Frederick, blacksmith, Swainshill.

Source: The Hereford Journal Directory 1914. Second Issue. Hereford: The Herefordshire Press & Printing Co., Ltd., Offa House.

Historical Maps

British National Grid Ref: SO 46769 42912
BNG Eastings, Northings: 346769, 242912
Latitude, Longitude: 52.081989, -2.778208

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Administration

  • County: Herefordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Hereford
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Hereford
  • Rural Deanery: Weobley
  • Poor Law Union: Hereford
  • Hundred: Grimsworth
  • Province: Canterbury