Great Alne Warwickshire Family History Guide
Great Alne is a chapelry of Kinwarton Ancient Parish in Warwickshire.
Alternative names: Round Alne
Parish church: St. Mary Magdalene
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1605
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1616
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Adjacent Parishes
Great Alne Parish Registers
These records, which span both Warwickshire and Worcestershire archives, include digitized records of baptisms, marriages, banns, and burials including images and indexed transcriptions.
Great Alne, Worcestershire Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Great Alne, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1812-1922
Great Alne, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1947
Great Alne, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997
Historical Directories
Kelly’s Directory of Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire 1854
GREAT ALNE is a parish in Alcester Union and Division, and Barlichway, Hundred 2½ miles north east from Alcester. It stands on the river Alne, from which it derives its name, and is pleasantly situated being diversified with hill and dale. The population in 1851 was 391 and the number of acres 1,460.
The inhabitants are employed in agriculture, and usually resort to Alcester markets and fairs. Here is a four mill, in the occupation of Mr John Elvins, worked by the Alne. There is a neat National school at the extremity of this parish; it is for three parishes, viz., Great Alne, Haselor, and Kinwarton, with a dwelling house for the mistress.
LITTLE Alne is 1 mile north east on the river and is a hamlet of Aston.
GENTRY
Buddicombe Mrs Ellen
Dyer Misses
Poole Robert T esq
TRADERS
Clements Wm Jsph ‘Mother Huff Cap’
Edwards Thomas shoemaker
Elvins John miller & farmer
Field John William farmer
Garner William tailor
Goodway Thomas millwright
Green James ‘Boot’
Hemming Richard farmer
Hemming Samuel farmer
Hutton Thomas farmer
Ivins William farmer
Johnson William grocer & farmer
Lane Robert shoemaker
Leeke Elizabeth Mrs baker & grocer
Mason James blacksmith
Matthews Thomas farmer
Rufford Ann Mrs farmer
Wilks Edward farmer
Wilks Hannah Mrs farmer
Post Office Thomas Edwards postmaster. Letters arrive from Henley at ½ past 9 am & are dispatched at 3 pm.
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
Directory of Warwickshire 1850
ALNE (GREAT) a parish and village, 2¾ m NE by E from Alcester, on the west bank of the river Alne; the manor was, at an early period, given to the monks of Winchombs, and has had, since the dissolution, various owners in 1841, here were 85 houses and 404 inhabitants; 1801, 290; 1821, 317; 1831, 343; and 1694 acres of land, rateable value £2,492.
The principal land owners are W.C. Hemming Esq. Sir F.L.H. Goodricke, Bart., and Sir Robert Throckmorton, Bart. The former is lord of the manor; several others have also small estates here.
The Church, dedicated to St Mary Magdalen, consists of nave and chancel, was enlarged in 1837, by which means 86 additional sittings were obtained; 61 of which are free. The living is united to that of Kinwarton. Tithes commuted 1837 at 306.
CHARITIES. The benefaction table records the following gifts. William Parker, in 1606, gave £2. Edward Green, £10. Richard Parker, 1607, gave £1. Thomas Green. 1615. £2. Richard Williams, 1616, £4. John Greatwich, £1. Mrs Vernon, £20. Rev Mr Burton, £30.
To these sums was added £10 as interest, making in the whole £80., which sum, agreeable to a public meeting, held 27th March, 1717, was laid out in the purchase of certain lands called the Church Meare, during the residue of a term of 1,900 years, granted from Lady day, 15th of James 1. The land consists of about 4 acres of pasture, let at the annual rent of £22. The money is distributed half yearly; there are between 50 and 60 poor families in the parish, and those most in want hare the largest proportions.
John Smith, of the Wood house, gave two pairs of shoes yearly, for ever, to two of the poor widows of this parish, issuing out of a piece of land called the Four Lands, of about two acres, near the Wood House in this parish. The tenant of Mr Field, of Chipping Norton, pays the charge, and two pair of shoes, or two sums of 3s 6d each, in money, are yearly given to two poor widows.
Edward Green, in 1666, gave 2s a week, to be distributed to the poor in penny bread. Two dozen of penny loaves are sent to the church every Sunday by the tenant of a farm belonging to Francis Holyoake. Esq,. and distributed by the churchwardens to the poor, according to their wants and families.
Joyce Greenhill, gave the sum of £2., which was in the overseers hands for the time being, the interest to be given to seven poor widows on Good Friday. Seven groats was paid as interest, till an overseer who held the money became insolvent, and it was lost.
George Smith, in 1622, gave a cottage for the use of the poor during a term of 1,000; years this cottage cannot now be identified. Several cottages, occupied rent free, belong to the parish.
Directory. – Post Office, at Thos Edwards; letters arrive from Henley at 9.30 am., and are despatched at 3 pm.
Mrs Ellen Buddicomb
Thomas Edwards constable
John Elvins miller
Wm Garner tailor
Thos Goodway millwright
Jas Green vict Boot Inn
Rt Lane shoemaker
Thos Lane vict Mother Huff Cap
Eliz Leeke shopkr
Jas Mason blacksmith
Rt Poole gent
The Farmers are
Edwd Allen
Eliz Cook
John Elvins
John Wm Field
Jas Green
Saml Heming
Thos Hutton
Wm Ivens
Thos Matthews
Ann Rufford
Edwd Wilkes and Hannah Wilkes
Source: History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Warwickshire By White Francis and co. 1850
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ALNE (Great), a parish in Alcester district, Warwick; on the river Alne, 5 miles W by S of Bearley r station, and 6½ NW of Stratford-on-Avon. It has a post office under Birmingham. Acres, 1,753. Real property, £3,028. Pop., 347. Houses, 89. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Kinwarton, in the diocese of Worcester. The church is good. Charities, £28.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England 1845
Great Alne, (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in the union of Alcester, Alcester division of the hundred of Barlichway, S. division of the county of Warwick, 2¾ miles (N. E. by E.) from Alcester; containing 404 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1800 acres, and is bounded on the south, and partly on the east, by the river Alne. The living is a rectory, annexed, with the perpetual curacy of Weethley, to the rectory of Kinwarton: the church has been enlarged within the last few years. Part of the glebe belonging to Kinwarton rectory is situated in this parish.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.
The History Topography and Directory of Warwickshire 1830
Great and Little Alne stand on the river Alne, near its junction with the Arrow. This manor was bestowed on the monks of Winchcomb Abbey, in Gloucestershire, at an early period, but since the dissolution it has had various possessors.
Source: The History Topography and Directory of Warwickshire 1830. Wm. West. Printed and Published by R. Wrightson, Athenaeum, New-Street; and sold by Baldwin and Craddock, and Hurst, Chance and Co., London. 1830.
Administration
- County: Warwickshire
- Civil Registration District: Alcester
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Worcester
- Rural Deanery: Warwick
- Poor Law Union: Alcester
- Hundred: Barlinchway
- Province: Canterbury