NORTH & MIDDLE LITTLETON

Descriptive Notes:
The 13th century tithe barn at Middle Littleton is one of the largest and finest in the country. It is administered by the National Trust.

Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Originally there was one Ancient Parish as 'Littleton' but by 1535 there were two Ecclesiastical Parishes of 'North & Middle Littleton' & 'South Littleton'

Location:
O.S. Ref: SP081470
4 to 5 miles N.E. of Evesham on the B4085

Parish Church:
St. Nicholas

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1]

Hundred:
Upper Blackenhurst [11] [25] [28]

Poor Law Union:
Evesham [3] [25]

Adjoining Parishes:
Salford Priors (Warwickshire); Cleeve Prior; Pebworth (Gloucestershire); Church Honeybourne; South Littleton; Offenham; Harvington [1]

Parish Registers:

		Coverage	Source
Microform at WLHC	Christenings	1661-1978	[5]
	Marriages	1662-1970	[5]
	Burials	1661-1973	[5]
	Banns	1969-72	[5]
Transcripts at WLHC (North Middleton)	Christenings	1661-1788	[27]
	Marriages	1662-1750	[27]
	Burials	1661-1788	[27]
Originals at WRO	Banns	1755-1807,1824-1950 See also LITTLETON, SOUTH	[12]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1611 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]

		Coverage
Parish Registers	Births / Christenings	1661-1875
	Marriages	1662-1845

Register Copies:
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Baptisms 1972-1978, Marriages 1968-1978

At Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office [71]
Christenings 1661-1788 Marriages1662-1812 Burials 1661-1788

At Society of Genealogists [68] :
LITTLETON, NORTH & MIDDLE : Marriages 1662-1809: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 100 - Worcestershire, vol. 2 [CD-ROM]   IN: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 100 - Worcestershire, vol. 2   Published London : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1910   Author Phillimore, W P W ed.

LITTLETON, NORTH : Marriages(Index) 1662-75: Boyd's marriage index [Typescript.]   IN: Boyd's marriage index   Published , 1925-55   Author Boyd, Percival ed. Source D: P Boyd. 

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
At BMSGH Shop
St.Nicholas 

At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St.Nicholas

At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St.Nicholas: (Bound with Evesham)

At Society of Genealogists [59]
LITTLETON, NORTH & MIDDLE (St. Nicholas) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 1 [Typescript.]   IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 1   Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, Nd.   Author Littleton Women's Institute 

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 Library and History Centre, 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 Library and History Centre [14]

Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1661-1851 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index

Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Littleton: Court rolls [1359, 1432, 1525-38]; [1512-58]
North, Middle and South Littleton: Court rolls (photocopy of transcript) [1512-58]

Schools Records:
A handlist of the records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire Record Office for this parish can be found here.

Directories:
LITTLETON (NORTH), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of BLACKENHURST, county of WORCESTER, 5 miles (N. E.) from Evesham, containing with the township of Middle Littleton, 342 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, united to that of South Littleton, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £6. 13. 9. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas.
LITTLETON (MIDDLE), a township in the parish of NORTH LITTLETON, upper division of the hundred of BLACKENHURST, county of WORCESTER, 4½ miles (N. E. by E.) from Evesham. The population is returned with the parish. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]

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Last updated on 13th December 2011

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