In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wellesbourne like this:
WELLESBOURNE-HASTINGS, and W.-MOUNTFORD, two parishes in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwick; 5 miles E by N of Stratford r. station. They have a post-office‡ under Warwick, and an inn. Acres, 2,849 and 1,654. Real property, £5,323 and £4,653. Pop., 800 and 742. Houses, 181 and 182. W. Hall is the seat of B. Granville, Esq. The livings are a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £422.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is partly Norman, partly early English. There is a national school.
Wellesbourne through time
Wellesbourne 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 Wellesbourne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wellesbourne, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9406
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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