In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Austrey like this:
AUSTREY, a parish in the district of Tamworth, and county of Warwick; 4 miles NE of Polesworth r. station, and 6½ E by N of Tamworth. It has a post office under Atherstone. Acres, 2,097. Real property, £4,735. Pop., 557. Houses, 126. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £162.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church presents some curious specimens of stained glass in the windows; and is very good. There is a Baptist chapel. Monk's school has an endowed income of £20, and other Charities have £27.
Austrey through time
Austrey is now part of North Warwickshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Warwickshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Austrey itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Austrey in North Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8548
Date accessed: 06th May 2024
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