Bayton situated about ten miles west of kidderminster, bayton lies on a loop off the main a456 road. The victoria history of the county of worcester text at internet archive text archive. Bayton, a parish in the district of cleoburymortimer and county of worcester. It stood on the roman road from wroxeter to gloucester so a considerable amount of traffic passed through. Property details for bayton cottage bayton kidderminster. Hallow, worcestershire genealogy familysearch wiki. Bitterley son of edward mitton of bitterley and stanton lacy.
Property details for the old vicarage bayton kidderminster. These include the towns of pershore, great malvern and hanley castle. A manor of bayton, which appears for the first time in 1580, was held by the lords of shakenhurst, probably forming part of that manor. Parishmouse bayton, worcestershire family history guide. Barnt green is situated about ten miles east of kidderminster. In the local government reorganisation in 1974 this area became part of staffordshire and the west midlands. Bayton is a village and parish near the river rea, 2. Interrupted by two ice ages, worcestershire has had continuous settlement since roughly 10,000 years ago. Find out about the towns and villages around kidderminster in worcestershire, discover their history and the attractions which they offer today. A history of the people and places of astley g a lovett from the book a history of the people and places of astley, produced at the millennium. The view when you stand beside the tower is superb, a sweeping, unspoilt panorama streaching down to the rhea valley and then up to the clee hills and the welsh hills beyond. There were 304 places in the county of worcestershire in domesday book.
In the iron age, the area was dominated by a series of hill forts, and the beginnings of industrial activity including pottery and salt mining can be found. More specifically, it is about bayton in the high middle ages roughly speaking, the years from 1066 to 1540 although with inevitable fuzziness at either end. Here the record for bayton hits a brick wall, as very few worcestershire poll tax records have survived none of which include the parish and alternative sources like manorial court rolls are absent or inconclusive. The city of worcester was founded by the romans about 50 ad. The first filming was not arranged by parish, but by year for the whole county. Parishmouse cleobury mortimer shropshire family history guide. Today your child will bring home a new reading book. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. For further information on the colour bands there is a document attached at the bottom which explains everything a little more. The bishops transcripts for worcester are not filed by parish, but by year for the whole county. The following school records are original documents. Bayton worcestershire original parish register images download bayton worcestershire original images from the parish registers baptisms 181964 banns 18241964 marriages 181960 burials 181. The village hall was built following years of hard work by local villagers.
Bayton has adopted a new colour banded reading book system across the whole school so the book which your child has been assigned is appropriate for their reading level. The living is a discharged vicarage, united to that of mamble, in the archdeaconry of salop, and diocese of hereford, rated in the kings books at. More specifically, it is about bayton in the high middle ages roughly speaking, the years from 1066 to 1540. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of bayton, in malvern hills and worcestershire map and description, a vision of britain through time. Is there any church in worcestershire in a finer setting than bayton. What does this mean for demographic history in this critical period. A leaflet available in st bartholomews church at bayton, near cleobury mortimer, asks a rhetorical question. Malvern, worcestershire wikimili, the free encyclopedia. A classified catalogue of books and other printed matter relating to the county of worcester, with descriptive and explanatory notes, 1903 pt. The folly is set within extensive iron age earthworks which were the site of a desparate and. This area is located at the southern most end of the staffordshire coalfield, the collieries themselves are just south of the border. Oct 09, 2018 abberton is an ancient parish in the county of worcestershire. The area now known as worcestershire has had human presence since over half a million years ago.
The centre of malvern, great malvern, is a historic conservation area, which grew dramatically in victorian times due to the natural mineral w. Parishmouse cleobury mortimer shropshire family history. In 1722 a socalled manor of bayton was held by sir edward blount, owner of tymberlake in this parish. This weeks treasure has been chosen by tom rogers, archaeological project manager. Covers countryside, history, romans, old roads, medieval kings and saints, pershore abbey, welsh borderlands, hales owen abbey, battle of evesham, piers ploughman, civil war, cromwells mercy, and much else besides. The hill itself is 991 feet in height, a fact which prompted the building of parsons folly in the 18th century to reach exactly feet. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described bayton like this. There is evidence of human presence in worcestershire from the paleolithic period, roughly 700,000500,000 years ago. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The records of schools and other educational establishments in this parish are detailed in a handlist available at worcestershire archives.
If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. John, a parish, in the union of worcester, lower division of the hundred of oswaldslow, worcester and w. The main thrust of this book is to cover the worcestershire middle ages. Listed buildings in bayton, malvern hills, worcestershire at british listed buildings. Bayton, worcestershire genealogy heraldry and history. This page simply lists all places mentioned in domesday book. Bayton, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of doddingtree, county of worcester, 1. Worcestershire coal northern mine research society. Worcestershire 10861900 a detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Abberton is an ancient parish in the county of worcestershire. Media in category st bartholomews church, bayton the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Its history as a village is little older than its oldest inhabitant. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of salop, and diocese of hereford, rated in the kings books at. Malvern is a spa town and civil parish in worcestershire, england. William the priest from westminster church and urso and walter ponther from him.
Mytton of bayton, worcs part 1 by richard williams september 05, 1999 at 04. In the 1850s, the village had 80 inhabitants, one fourth of this was the local priests 19 children. In this guide, noake gives a few paragraphs to each town and village. Thus, each years transcripts are on a different microfilm. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.
His comments on the church reflect the main interest of victorian visitors, as well as offering the possibility of tea at the vicarage. Historic worcestershire by brassington w salt abebooks. The records of schools and other educational establishments in this parish are. This is a blog about bayton, a small parish in northwest worcestershire on the shropshire border. A history of the county of worcester british history online. Bayton, worcestershire historical description bayton, a village and a parish in worcestershire, on the verge of the county, 3 miles s of cleobury mortimer, and 7 w by s of bewdley, under which there is a post office. Bayton is a village and civil parish in the malvern hills district of worcestershire, england. Listed buildings in bayton, malvern hills, worcestershire. Town and villages around kidderminster, worcestershire. Here he explains more about bayton colliery and its history in the corner of a pasture field near the pretty village of bayton, four low, concrete pillars stand, overgrown by hawthorn and used by cows for shelter. An fhl finding aid giving fhl film numbers by parish is available as fhl book 942. Bayton, a village and a parish in worcestershire, on the verge of the county, 3 miles s of cleobury mortimer, and 7 w by s of bewdley, under which there is a post office.
History of bayton, in malvern hills and worcestershire. Abberton is a small village in worcestershire, england. The name abberley probably relates to the 6th century saxon chief eobald, by way of eobaldelega, then eobaldsleigh. The project gutenberg ebook of notes and queries for. Full text of lay subsidy roll for the county of worcester. Worcester st john the baptist, worcestershire genealogy. Bayton, worcestershire click on the map for other historical maps of this place. Readability generally very good see example image above this is a downloadable pdf file approx. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. Bredon sits beside the river avon at the foot of bredon hill.
Bayton, worcestershire family history guide parishmouse. Works relating to the botany of worcestershire compiled by john humphreys, 1907. History of bayton, in malvern hills and worcestershire map. Bayton, worcestershire click on the map for other historical maps of this place in 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described bayton like this. Homer hill colliery opened in 1869 and worked coal, ironstone and. This volume covers the city of worcester, as well as parishes in the hundreds of pershore and doddingtree, in the south and west of the county. Bredon, worcestershire historic worcestershire guide. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 443.
Habingdon, nash, thomas, green, and others, have accumulated large masses of the matter which conventionally passes for history, and i would not for one moment desire to detract from the merit of their labours. It is available for purchase from stourport library and the author, gordon lovett, at longmore hill farmhouse, astley, worcs. Worcestershire archive and archaeology service the. Worcestershire archive and archaeology service the national. Year 6 at the worcestershire dancing show 10th july 2018. Bayton, worcestershire family history guide cleobury mortimer shropshire poll book 1865 cleobury mortimer trades and professions cassey shropshire directory 1871. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1924. It is said to have been a chapel of ease to the mother church, originally at wick, and to have been made the parish church in 71. Flint axe heads have been found near at hallow near worcester, for instance. Habberley was mentioned in the doomsday book as a berewick of kidderminster. It lies at the foot of the malvern hills, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. John noake was one of the prolific writers on worcestershire of the nineteenth century, working with the countys archives, newspapers and church papers.
Unlimited access to our extensive collection of thousands of parishes, this currently includes parish records from 43 counties across england and scotland these are available in two main formats, database transcripts and searchable book images printed books. William mytton of bayton, worcs smith c17601841 b c1760. Once home to a small but significant manorial community, the disappearance of the vill of carton in northeast bayton serves as a potent reminder of the waves of demographic change experienced in the parish over the last millennium. Note reference number and contact staff at worcestershire archives. Bayton worcestershire original parish register images. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Situated about ten miles west of kidderminster, bayton lies on a loop off the main a456 road.