LEEK WOOTTON

The village is two miles south of Kenilworth. Wootton Grange was the home of the Burbury family, some of whom became weavers in Coventry. The church was built by the Leigh family in 1792 replacing a mediaeval structure. Hill Wootton and Woodcote are hamlets.

DIOCESE: Lichfield. HUNDRED: Knightlow. UNION: Warwick

ADJOINING PARISHES: Kenilworth, Ashow, Lillington, Milverton, Hatton, Leamington Priors (Spa), Warwick St.Nicholas, Budbrooke.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1581-1642, 1685-1973 Marriages: 1581-1641, 1689-1837

Burials: 1581-1642, 1678-1917 Banns 1754-1938.

Bishop's Transcripts : 1662-1852 (gaps) LIC

IGI: Christenings: 1709-1885, Marriages: 1709-1837. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: 1581-1742 Printed, Crisp 1887, 1581-1710 BIR
Index 1685-1742 BIR
1685-1745 GHL.
C Burials: 1581-1880 Marriages: 1581-1837 COV

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: Leek Wootton All Saints BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: LIC

CENSUS RETURNS: All WAR
1851 BIR
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1754-1790 & 1798-1837
Poor Law c1690-1860

MANORIAL RECORDS: 1478-1585 STR
Court Books 1798-1828, Extent of manor 1591 WAR

OTHER SOURCES: Pedigree, William Blacket, 1812.
Deeds and records relating to estates of Fisher, Pickering, Wise and Waller families.
Wills of John Harris 1855 and George Moore 1863.
Perkins, 1860-1897.
Heber-Percy estate papers.
Hyde Villiers, Earls of Clarendon, records of Kenilworth and Leek Wootton 1662-1842.
Jaggard 1833-1904.
Survey and plans of farm belonging to Lord Leigh 1766.
Plan of land Major Mallory 1830.
Waller of Woodcote, family records 1292-1937 (including will of Henry Wise 1776).
History of Leek Wootton, Rev.F.L. Colville, 1843.
Notes on the History of Leek Wootton, S.E. Longland, 1935.
Parish magazines 1877-85.
See also Ferrers of Baddesley Clinton.


[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]