In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Preston Bagot like this:
PRESTON-BAGGOTT, a parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwick; on a branch of the river Alne, and on the Birmingham and Stratford canal, 1¾ mile E of Henley-in-Arden, and 3 W of Hatton r. station. Post-town, Henley-in-Arden, under Birmingham. Acres, 1, 302. Real property, £2, 232. Pop., 220. Houses, 47. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £385.* Patronesses, the Misses Cartwright. The church stands on the tol of a steep hill, and has a small brick turret.
Preston Bagot through time
Preston Bagot is now part of Stratford on Avon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stratford on Avon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Preston Bagot itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Preston Bagot, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9274
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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