In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bourton on Dunsmore like this:
BOURTON-UPON-DUNSMOOR, a parish in Rugby district, Warwick; on the river Leam, and on the Leamington and Rugby railway, 1 mile SSE of Birdingbury station, and 5½ SW by W of Rugby. It includes the hamlet of Draycott; and has a post office, of the name of Bourton, under Rugby. Acres, 2,520. ...
Real property, £3,186. Pop., 382. Houses, 77. The property is divided among a few. Bourton Hall is the seat of B. Shuckburgh, Esq. The parish is a meet for the North Warwick hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £350.* Patron, B. Shuckburgh, Esq. The church was repaired in 1859. Charities, £19.
Bourton on Dunsmore through time
Bourton on Dunsmore is now part of Rugby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rugby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bourton on Dunsmore itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bourton on Dunsmore, in Rugby and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8645
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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