COMPTON WYNYATES

This has been described as a Tudor park on the site of a deserted village, and it is likely that most of the inhabitants were connected with the stately Compton Wynyates House, remarkable in having belonged to the Compton family in the direct male line since the very beginning of the thirteenth century. It lies about five miles north east of Shipston on Stour. The name Compton meant 'a deep hollow in a hill' and it is still sometimes known as 'Compton-in-the- hole'

DIOCESE: Worcester. HUNDRED: Kington. UNION: Shipston-on-Stour

Compton Wynyates no longer exists as an ecclesiastical parish as it was merged with Tysoe some years ago (the civic parish survives). This parish is now in the Diocese of Coventry. The Vicar of Tysoe with Compton Wynyates, Oxhill and Tysoe may be contacted at david.knight20@virgin.net

ADJOINING PARISHES: Whatcote, Oxhill, Tysoe, Swalcliffe (Oxon), Brailes, Idlicote.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1683-1812 Marriages: 1713-1774, 1856-1935

Burials: 1698-1812.

Bishop's Transcripts : 1826-1837 WOR

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: Church WAR
Yard pre 1812 and to 1890 STR , BMSGH.m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: WOR

CENSUS RETURNS: All WAR
1851 BMSGH SI v.13 SoG , BIR
1851 vIII (RR) , SoG
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1775-1812

OTHER SOURCES: Rentals and accounts for the Earl of Northampton's estates.
Ward collection drawings.

[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]