Hindlip

Descriptive Notes

Sometimes Hinlip [44]
The present Hindlip Hall, a Grade II listed Georgian manor house was built around 1820. It has served as the headquarters of West Mercia Constabulary since 1967. Previous occupiers witnessed many turbulent times, the Hall being one of the many of the County's houses caught up in the Gunpowder plot. Some of the conspirators hid in priest-holes in the Hall but to no avail. They were discovered and executed. In 1940, during World War II, top secret plans were drawn up but not implemented, for the evacuation of the War Cabinet to Hindlip Hall. [Daily Telegraph 10 Jan 2006 / TNA]

Status

Ancient Parish [25]
Originally a chapel in Worcester St Helen Ancient Parish. A separate parish by 1269 [25]

Location

O.S. Ref: SO880586
3½ miles N.E. of Worcester & 4 miles S.W. of Droitwich
Offerton, anciently called "Alerinton", is a farm 1½ miles E. by S. [57]

Parish Church

St.James
The church was declared redundant by the Church of England on 30 October 1997.[80] It is no longer used as a parish church but is now the chapel of the West Mercia Constabulary.

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction

Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester until 1926, Archdeaconry of Dudley & Diocese of Worcester (1926-73), Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester (1974 - *) [25]

Hundred

Lower Oswaldslow [11] [25] [28]

Poor Law Union

Droitwich [3] [25]

Adjoining Parishes

Martin Hussingtree; Salwarpe; Oddingley; Tibberton; Warndon; Claines [1]

Parish Registers at Worcestershire Archives

[Contact details]

		Coverage	Source
Microform	Christenings	1736-1966	[5]
	Marriages	1736-1960	[5]
	Burials	1736-1966	[5]
Transcripts	Christenings	1813-1939	[27]
	Marriages	M1814-37	[27]
	Burials	1813-1939	[27]
	General	1612-1740	[27]
Originals	Marriages	1736-1988	[12]
	Banns	1925-94	[12]

Bishops' Transcripts

Begin 1612 Worcestershire Archives [22]

International Genealogical Index (IGI)

[19]

		Coverage
Parish Registers	Marriages	1612-1875
Bishops' Transcripts	Births / Christenings	1612-1700 (58%); 1682-1875 (67%)

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents

At BMSGH Shop
Burial Ground, Fernhill Heath
St.James the Great

At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Burial Ground, Fernhill Heath
St.James the Great

At Worcestershire Archives [51] :
Burial Ground, Fernhill Heath
St.James the Great
Graves in churchyard [20th century]

At Society of Genealogists [59] :-
HINDLIP (Burial Ground, Fernhill Heath) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1991 Author Farmer, G R Author Bushell, L C Source D: BMSGH

HINDLIP (St. James the Great) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1992 Author Farmer, G R Author Bushell, L C Acc. no. 72131 Source D: BMSGH Location Worcestershire shelves Shelf mark WO/M 22

War Memorials

For the names of those included on a war memorial at St James's Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/hindlip-st-jamess-church/

For the names of those included on a war memorial to Worcestershire Constabulary at Hindlip Hall see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/worcestershire-constabulary-hindlip-hall/

For the names of those included on a war memorial at Hindlip School see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/hindlip-school/

For the names of those included on a WW1 and WW2 Police Roll of Honour at St James' Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/hindlip-st-james-ww1-and-ww2-police-roll-of-honour/

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 1660-1840 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index

Parish Records on microform

At Worcestershire Archives [13]
Weekly disbursements book 1826-36
Churchwardens accounts book 1828-62
Highway surveyors' account book 1836-66
Poor Law collectors' monthly statement 1865-7
Overseers' receipt & payment books 1836-67
Poor rate assessment books 1819-36
Overseers of the poor account book 1832-5
Poor rate books 1838-65
Inventory of church furniture etc 1884, 1890, 1915
Parish & vestry meeting minutes 1867-1959
Offertory account 1911-33 Parish Church meeting & Church Council minute book 1920-55

Schools Records

The records of schools and other educational establishments in this parish are detailed in a handlist available at Worcestershire Archives. The list refers to original documents so you will need to note the reference number and contact staff.

Directories

An extract from the Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1831:

HINLIP, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of OSWALDSLOW, county of WORCESTER, 3½ miles (N. E. by N.) from Worcester, containing 129 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £5. 16. 0½ . James West, Esq. was patron in 1815. The church is dedicated to St. James. The Birmingham and Worcester canal passes along the southern boundary of the parish. Hinlip, or Hendlip Hall, is a perfect and interesting specimen of the style of building in the time of Henry VIII; it is also noted as having been the property and residence of Thomas Habingdon, author of copious manuscript collections for the history of Worcestershire.

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