Croome D'Abitot
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Descriptive Notes
On gaining Pirton Ancient Parish in 1771 the parish was usually called 'Croome d'Abitot with Pirton' but by the 20th century called simply 'Croome d'Abitot'.[25]
Status
Ancient Parish [25]
Abolished ecclesiastically in 1973 to help create Severn Stoke with Croome d'Abitot Ecclesiastical Parish [25]
Location
O.S. Ref: SO886450
Croome D'Abitot is 3 miles to the east of Severn Stoke and east of the A38 and M5
Parish Church
St.Mary Magdalene, Croome Landscape Park.
The original church at Croome was demolished by the 6th Earl of Coventry when he decided to replace his adjacent Jacobean house in the 1750s. His new house and park were designed and laid out by Capability Brown as was the church, set on a low hill nearby in Croome Park as an ‘eye catcher’. The interiors of both house and church are attributed to Robert Adam and were completed in 1763. The new church is a perfect fantasy of the period, with elegant Gothick windows and plasterwork, pulpit, communion rails, commandments and creed boards. But the chancel is really a mausoleum to the Coventry family. The very splendid monuments to earlier members of the family were brought from the old church. [40]
The church was declared redundant on 30 October 1973 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. [80]
Parish Registers at Worcestershire Archives
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform | Christenings | 1560-1966 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1560-1965 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1560-1994 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1754-90 | [5] |
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1813-1875 |
| Marriages | 1754-1873 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | 1608-1700 (52%) |
War Memorials
For the names of those included on a War Memorial at St.Mary Magdalene Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/croome-park-st-mary-magdalene-church/
For a War Memorial to George William Reginald Victor Coventry at St.Mary Magdalene Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/croome-park-st-mary-magdalene-church-coventry-memorial/
Census Records
All the censuses between 1841 and 1901 are now available on a number of fee-paying (Subscription or PayAsYouGo) sites including Ancestry.co.uk, FindMyPast.co.uk, thegenealogist.co.uk and genesreunited.co.uk. The 1911 census is available in full or in part on some of these sites. We are unable to advise on the choice of site since researchers' personal preferences will be influenced by the content and search facilities offered by each site. Some sites offer a free trial.
Access to the library edition of Ancestry.co.uk is widely available at most record offices, including Worcestershire Archives, and some libraries. You are advised to book time on their computers before making a visit.
A free-to-view site is being developed at freecen.org.uk for the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891 censuses. Coverage of Worcestershire parishes is rather sparse at this time.
Census returns can usually be viewed at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' Family History Centres.
Some repositories offer census details on microform, disc or printed copy. These include:
1841-1901 at Worcestershire Archives [14]
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent
Burial 1560-1851 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Other Sources
An historical & descriptive account of Croome D'Abitot the seat of the Right Hon the Earl of Coventry, with biographical notes of the Coventry family; to which are annexed Hortus Croomensis & observat An historical & descriptive account of Croome D'Abitot the seat of the Right Hon the Earl of Coventry, with biographical notes of the Coventry family; to which are annexed Hortus Croomensis & observations on the propogration of exotics Published , 1824 Author Dean, William Society of Genealogists
Directories
An extract from the Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis:
CROOM-D'ABITOT, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of OSWALDSLOW, county of WORCESTER, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Pershore, containing 129 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, with that of Pirton, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £7, and in the patronage of the Earl of Coventry. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, was rebuilt in 1763: it is a neat edifice in the later style of English architecture.
Last Updated: 14/10/2016
