In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wroxall like this:
WROXHALL, a parish in the district and county of Warwick; 2½ miles ESE of Kingswood r. station, and 6 NW of Warwick. Post town, Warwick. Acres, 1,735. Real property, £3,049. Pop., 144. Houses, 35. The manor, with W. abbey, belonged to the Bourgoynes, passed to the Wrens, and belongs now to J. ...
Dugdale, Esq. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here in the time of Stephen by Hugh de Hatton, and was given, at the dissolution, to the Bourgoynes. The living is a donative in the diocese of Worcester. Value, not reported. Patron, J. Dugdale, Esq. The church is part of the old nunnery structure. Charities, £129.
Wroxall through time
Wroxall is now part of Warwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Warwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wroxall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wroxall, in Warwick and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9477
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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