Parish Registers on Microfilm at The Hive

Parish Registers on
Microfilm at The Hive

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology
Service
2012

Introduction to the Parish Register Handlist

The Hive holds parish registers for Worcestershire dating
from the mid 16th century onwards. The church registers
contain records of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials. These
records are a major focus of study for family, local and
social history, as they contain a wealth of information. As
such, much of the information has been copied for ease of
access and use. This handlist is a guide to what is
currently available in our Self-service area.

What Information does the Handlist
provide?

 The name of the village. The Civil and Ancient
parishes are often the same but there may have
been changes over time.

 The name of the church from which the registers
originated. This can be useful if there is more than
one in a particular parish. For example, in Worcester
City there are several parish churches.

 The name of the civil parish which now encompasses
the ancient parish.

 Information on what register copies are available on
microfilm.

 Dates of any transcriptions either in volumes or
available on CD. Please see our handlist to parish
register transcriptions and our list of CD holdings for
further details

 The Notes column provides further information such
as where parishes have been formed out of others.

The registers we hold largely relate to Worcestershire,
but as the diocese of Worcester has changed over the
centuries we may hold registers from other counties
too. Some parishes will return the result 'no
information'. This usually means that we do not hold the
registers for that parish.

Things to bear in mind if you are having difficulty finding a
particular parish

 Parish boundaries are always changing. It may be
that the parish you are looking for is now described
differently or linked with another, for example,
Orleton is now described as Stanford and Orleton.

 It may be that a parish which was on the cusp of the
county at one point has now been reallocated to
another county and therefore the records are not held
at The Hive.

 Please note that although this handlist mainly
concerns parishes in Worcestershire we have
included information on some other neighbouring,
parishes.

How to use this handlist

 Check the handlist to make sure that the parish
registers you require are held by us on microfilm

 Once you have identified which microfilm you need,
the microfilm can be selected from the Self-Service
Area. These are sorted in alphabetical order of the
name of the town or village. For Worcester City, the

films will be indexed under Worcester and then
alphabetically by name of parish.

Other sources

Bishops’ Transcripts

 These are available on microfilm in our Self-Service
Area. Please see our handlist to Bishop's Transcripts
for further information

About Bishops' Transcripts

 Every year, until the early twentieth century, the
vicar of a parish had to make a copy of his parish
registers to send to the bishop. Therefore, the
Bishops’ transcripts should be a direct copy of the
registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Although there can be errors these transcripts can
be very useful if the parish registers have not
survived, are extremely badly damaged or are not
held at The Hive

Glossary

Chapel of ease - A secondary building used for worship in
a parish, particularly when the parish was large and it was
difficult for parishioners to get to the main church. Most of
these were made into parish churches in their own right in
the 19th Century.

Chapelry - A small chapel associated with a particular
parish.

Civil Parish – Units to serve only civil roles.

Diocese - This is the area under the jurisdiction of a
bishop. Please note that the boundaries of the Diocese of
Worcester are not necessarily the same as the
administrative boundary of Worcester. Also it has changed
many times in history with the result that records of
parishes within the Diocese once may be held at other
record offices and vice versa.

Ecclesiastical Parish – Units to serve only ecclesiastical
roles.





Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Abberley St Mary's, St Bapt.1558-196
Abberton Marr.1560-196
Michael's Abberley Bur.1559-1968

St Bapt.1661-196
Edburgha's Abberton Marr.1661-195
(1813-1837
Missing)
Bur.1661-1962

Abbots Morton St Peter's Bapt.1728-196
Marr.1728-196
Abbot's Morton Bur.1728-1964

Acton St Giles Acton None Held
Beauchamp Beauchamp

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Bapt.1558-1848
68 Marr.1560-1850
68 Bur.1558-1847
8 Banns 1754-1812 Joined Diocese of Worcester in 1919

63
54

2 Gen.1661-1840

65
63
4 See Bishops Transcripts for 1611-1728

Marr.1837-1993

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Alderminster None Held

Alfrick with St Mary Bapt.1656-196
Lulsley Magdelene Alfrick Marr.1656-196
Bur.1656-1964

Alstone Teddington & Bapt.1550-196
St Margaret Alstone Marr.1550-196
Bur.1546-1966

Alvechurch St Laurence Alvechurch Bapt.1545-196
Marr.1545-195
Bur.1545-1968

Amblecote None Held

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Marr. 1613-1812 Transferred to Warwickshire in 1931

67 Bapt.1657-1855 Contains some Lulsley entries. Some
63 Marr.1656-1852 Alfrick entries also in Suckley
4 Bur.1656-1850

67 In Gloucestershire but was chapelry of
63 Overbury. Registers contain entries for
6 Little Washbourne and Teddington.

68
58
8 Gen.1545-1837

Formed in 1842 from Old Swinford. Now
in West Midlands.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Areley Kings St Bapt.1539-191
Bartholemew Areley Kings Marr.1539-194
Bur.1539-1893

Areley Kings St Stourport on Bapt.1539-191
Bartholemew Severn Marr.1539-194
Bur.1539-1893

Ashton Under St Barbara Ashton Under Bapt.1595-198
Hill Hill Marr.1586-197
Bur.1586-1982

Astley St Peter Astley & Bapt.1539-192
Dunley Marr.1539-197
Bur.1539-1974

Aston St Mary Aston Bapt.1813-197
Somerville Sommerville Marr.1933-197
Bur.1813-1972

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

19
41
3

19
41
3

81
72 Transferred to Worcestershire in 1931.
2 In Gloucester Diocese.

28
76
4 Gen.1539-1900

73 Transferred from Gloucestershire in
73 1931.In Gloucester Diocese.Parish
2 Marr.1759-1812 Registers damaged by fire.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

St Matthias Bapt.1906-195
Marr.1924-197
Astwood Bank & St George Astwood Bur.1949-1964

Badsey St James Badsey Bapt.1538-194
Marr.1538-196
Bur.1538-1906

Balsall Heath None Held

Barnt Green St Andrew Barnt Green Marr.1920-196

Batchley St David Redditch Bapt. 1955-196

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Was chapel of ease to Feckenham.
57 Parish of Astwood Bank with Crabbs
74 Cross formed c. 1950. Astwood became
4 separate parish in 1981

49
63
6

Balsall Heath formed in 1955 from
Kings Norton

Formed from The Lickey in 1922. In
Diocese of Hereford and
69 Worcester.Some originals still at church.

Comes under Redditch St
Stephen.Registers filmed with Redditch
68 St Peters.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Bayton St Bapt.1564-196
Bartholomew Bayton Marr.1564-196
Bur.1591-1965

Beckford St John the Bapt.1549-188
Marr.1573-197
Baptist Beckford Bur.1538-1925

Belbroughton Holy Trinity Belbroughton Bapt.1540-196
Marr.1540-198
Bur.1540-1967

Bengeworth St Peter Evesham Bapt.1538-196
Marr.1538-196
Bur.1538-1966

Beoley St Leonard Beoley Bapt.1538-197
Marr.1538-196
Bur.1538-1970

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Marr.1547-1812
(vol)
Bapt.1564-1850
64 Marr.1564-1851
64 Bur.1564-1851 Transferred from Diocese of Hereford in
5 Banns 1754-1823 1919.

83
73 Transferred from Gloucestershire 1931.
5 In Diocese of Gloucester.

69
81
7

64
64
6

70
64
0

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Berrow St Faith Berrow Bapt.1698-187
Marr.1698-197
Bur.1698-1972

Besford St Peter Besford Bapt.1539-196
Marr.1539-196
Bur.1540-1957

Bewdley All Saints, Bewdley Bapt.1853-193
Wribbenhall Marr.1854-196
St Anne

Birchen St Peters Kidderminster None held
Coppice

Birlingham St James the Bapt.1566-189
Marr.1566-195
Great Birlingham Bur.1566-1907

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

71
73
2

65
63
7

Transferred from Shropshire in 1844,
and from Diocese of Hereford in 1919.
31 Entries before 1853 in Ribbesford
60 register.

94
59
7 Gen.1566-1812

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Birtsmorton St Peter, St Birtsmorton Bapt.1539-194
Paul & St Marr.1539-196
Thomas Bur.1539-1983

Bishampton St James Bishampton Bapt.1599-196
Marr.1629-196
Bur.1600-1993

Bishops Wood St James Hartlebury None held

Bishopton St Peter Old Stratford Bapt.1591-175
Marr.1591-172
Bur.1590-1728

Blakedown St James Hagley Bapt.1872-196
Marr.1882-196
Bur.1872-1965

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

41
60
3 Marr.1539-1812

62
62
3 Gen.1599-1949

Was a Chapel of Ease to Hartlebury&
licensed for use in 1882.

51
28 In Warwickshire. Was chapelry of Old
8 Stratford

65 Formerly in parish of
65 Hagley.Transferred to Churchill in
5 Halfshire in 1888.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Blockley None Held

Bockleton St Michael Bockleton Bapt.1574-188
Marr.1574-185
Bur.1574-1963

Bordesley St Andrew Tardebigge Bapt.1704-176
Marr.1722-175
Bur.1713-1769

Bradley St John the Bapt.1562-196
Marr.1562-196
Baptist Fladbury Bur.1562-1992

Bransford St John the Bapt.1767-194
Marr.1767-183
Baptist Bransford

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Bapt.1538-1870 1931 transferred from Worcestershire to
Marr.1871-2000 Gloucestershire
Bur.1631-1812
Banns 1754-2006

85 Was in Worcestershire prior to 1974,but
50 Diocese of Hereford.Includes entries for
3 Hampton Charles.

69
50
9 came under Tardebigge

63 Formerly a chapel annexed to
62 Fladbury.Re-formed parish known as
2 Marr.1630-1812 Stock & Bradley since 1866.

Parish Registers commence in
1767.See Leigh with Bransford as the
44 two parishes were combined for
38 microfilming purposes.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Bredicot St James the Bapt.1702-199
Marr.1713-196
Less Bredicot Bur.1702-1988

Bredon St Giles Bredon Bapt.1559-196
Marr.1562-196
Bur.1559-1963

Bredon's St Giles Bredon's Bapt.1813-196
Norton Norton Marr.1754-196
Bur.1813-1965

Bretforton St Leonard Bretforton Bapt.1538-190
Marr.1538-195
Bur.1538-1895

Bricklehampton St Michael Bapt.1718-196
Marr.1725-196
Bricklehampton Bur.1722-1968

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

91
62
8 Bredicot was annexed to Tibberton.

63
68
3

62
63 Also known as Norton by Bredon and
5 was a chapel of ease to Bredon.

00
50
5 Gen.1538-1837

67
68 Was a Chapelry annexed to Elmley
8 Castle.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Broadheath Christchurch Broadheath Bapt.1910-195
Marr.1910-197

Broadwas St Mary Bapt.1676-196
Magdalene Broadwas Marr.1679-196
Bur.1676-1975

Broadwaters St Oswald Bapt.1905-196
Kidderminster Marr.1948-198

Broadway St Micahel & Bapt.1541-196
All Angels;St Marr.1539-196
Eadburgha Broadway Bur.1593-1966

Bromsgrove All Saints Bromsgrove Bapt.1874-195
Marr.1875-196

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Formed in 1910 from Hallow,
Wichenford, & Worcester St John in
58 Bedwardine.Some pre-1958 baptisms
74 may be found at Hallow.

Gen.1676-1812
64 Bapt.1539-1850
63 Marr.1539-1850
5 Bur.1539-1850

67 Some entries recorded in Wolverley
82 parish registers.

66
66
6

52
60 Parish formed in 1875.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Bromsgrove St John the Bapt.1590-194
Marr.1590-196
Baptist Bromsgrove Bur.1590-1954

Broome St Peter Broome Bapt.1664-197
Marr.1664-196
Bur.1664-1972

Broughton Broughton Bapt.1761-196
Hackett St Leonard Hackett Marr.1759-196
Bur.1761-1965

Bushley St Peter Bushley Bapt.1538-198
Marr.1538-198
Bur.1538-1987

Castlemorton St Gregory Castlemorton Bapt.1558-187
Marr.1651-195
Bur.1558-1932

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

46 Marriage register for 1754-1776 is
62 Marr.1719-1912 missing.
4 (extracts)

72
64
2 Transferred from Staffordshire in 1844.

65
62
5

88
88 Gen.1538-1812
7 Marr.1539-1837

Bapt.1558-1844
78 Marr.1651-1837
53 Bur.1558-1851
2 Banns 1754-1796

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Bapt.1839-198

Catshill Catshill & North Marr.1862-198

Christchurch Marlbrook Bur.1845-1962

Chaceley None held

Chaddesley Chaddesley Bapt.1538-196
Corbett St Cassian Corbett Marr.1538-196
Bur. 1538-1964

Charlton St John the Bapt.1883-196
Evangelist Charlton Marr.1883-196

Childswickham St Mary Bapt.1609-195
Marr.1560-183
Childswickham Bur.1552-1911

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

88
85
2 Formed in 1844 out of Bromsgrove.

Transferred from Worcestershire in
Gen. 1538-1718 1931

64
64
4 Marr.1601-1625

66
65 Formed in 1882 from Cropthorne.

50
38 Transferred from Gloucestershire in
1 1931.In Diocese of Gloucester.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Church St Ecgwin Honeybourne Bapt.1673-194
Honeybourne Marr.1673-198
Bur.1673-1922

Church Lench All Saints Church Lench Bapt.1695-198
Marr.1702-198
Bur.1702-1965

Churchill near Bapt.1564-196
Marr.1564-192
Worcester St Michaels Churchill Bur.1564-1953

Churchill with Churchill & Bapt.1540-196
Blakedown Marr.1540-196
Blakedown St James Bur.1540-1965

Claines St John the Bapt.1538-193
Marr.1540-195
Baptist Worcester Bur.1540-1948

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Bapt.1673-1742, Transferred from Diocese of Worcester
1744-1812 to Gloucester in 1919
48 Marr.1673-
86 1742,1744-1758
2 Bur.1673-1812

87
88
5 Marr. 1702-1812

63
24 Gen.1564-1794
3 Marr.1762-1839

65
65
5 Also known as Churchill in Halfshire.

37
55 The parish originally covered a large
8 portion of Worcester City.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Cleeve Prior St Andrew Cleeve Prior Bapt.1598-196
Marr.1599-196
Bur.1599-1964

Clent St Leonard Clent Bapt.1561-199
Marr.1562-197
Bur.1562-1961

Clifton upon St Kenelm Clifton upon Bapt.1598-198
Teme Teme Marr.1598-199
Bur.1598-1993

Cofton Hackett St Michael Bapt.1549-197
Marr.1580-197
Cofton Hackett Bur.1588-1979

Cookhill St Paul Cookhill None Held

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

65 Bapt.1598-1894
65 Marr.1599-1900
4 Bur.1599-1900

97 Transferred from Staffordshire in 1844.
75
1 Gen.1561-1837

80
93
3 Gen.1598-1837

72
79 Although in Worcestershire,transferred
9 to Diocese of Birmingham in 1919.

Was a chapel of ease to Inkberrow.

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Cookley St Peter Wolverley & Bapt.1849-197
Cookley Marr.1849-197
Bur.1849-1975

Cotheridge St Leonard Cotheridge Bapt.1653-193
Marr.1669-194
Bur.1653-1933

Cotteridge St Agnes Moseley Bapt.1903-191

Cow See Church
Honeybourne Honeybourne

Cowleigh Bapt.1866-193
Marr.1871-197
Bur.1866-1980

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

75 Was formed in 1849 from Kidderminster
75 Foreign (see Kidderminster St Mary) &
5 Wolverley.

33
47
3

In Birmingham Diocese. Formed in
16 1916 from Kings Norton

See church Honeybourne. Trnsferred
from Worcestershire to Gloucestershire
in 1931

35 Created in 1876 from Mathon St
73 James/West Malvern, Leigh and
0 Cradley

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Crabbs Cross St Peter Redditch Bapt.1906-197
Marr.1951-196

Cradley (West Bapt.1785-197
Mids) Marr.1802-197
Bur.1785-1969

Cradley Heath See Reddall H

Croome St.Mary Croome Bapt.1561-196
D'Abitot Marr.1561-196
Magdalene D'Abitot Bur.1560-1994

Cropthorne St Michael Cropthorne Bapt.1557-198
Marr.1557-199
Bur.1557-1992

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

74 Originally a Mission Church within
69 Feckenham, now part of Redditch.

71
71
9

Hill See Reddall Hill

66
65
4

82
92
2 Gen. 1557-1753

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Crowle St John the Bapt.1539-199
Marr.1539-199
Baptist Crowle Bur.1539-1963

Crown East St Thomas Rushwick Bapt.1882-199

Cutsdean None Held

Daylesford None Held

Defford St James Defford Bapt.1540-196
Marr.1540-196
Bur.1540-1965

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

98
92
3

Baptisms pre 1882 were recorded at
90 Worcester St. Johns.

Transferred to Diocese of Gloucester
1912 and to Gloucestershire in 1931

Bapt.1660-1968 Transferred to Diocese of Oxford in
Marr.1660-1959 1919 and to Gloucestershire in 1931
Bur.1660-1971

65
65
5 Gen.1540-1812

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Doddenham St Mary Doddenham Bapt.1538-196
Marr.1539-185
Bur.1538-1695

Dodderhill St Augustine Dodderhill Bapt.1651-196
Marr.1670-196
Bur.1669-1963

Dodford Holy Trinity Dodford with None Held
Dormston & St Mary Grafton

St Nicholas Dormston Bapt.1716-196
Marr.1731-196
Bur.1731-1998

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

Bapt.1695-1850
64 Marr.1695-1850
56 Bur.1695-1850
5 Gen.1538-1811

63
63
3

Formed 1908 from Bromsgrove and
Catshill

66
66
8 Some burials said to be at Inkberrow

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Doverdale St Mary the Bapt.1704-196
Marr.1704-196
Virgin Doverdale Bur.1704-1966

Dowles St Andrew Bewdley Bapt.1572-197
Marr.1575-193
Bur.1656-1963

Drakes Drakes Bapt.1857-197
Broughton Broughton & Marr.1905-198
St Barnabas Wadborough

Droitwich St Andrew Droitwich Spa Bapt.1571-196
Marr.1572-197
Bur.1573-1966

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

66
65
6

72 Dowles transferred from Shropshire to
33 Worcestershire in1895 and from
3 Gen.1572-1643 Diocese of Hereford to Worcester in
1919.

70 Drakes Broughton is a chapelry of
81 Gen.1571-1963 Stoulton

63
71
6

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Droitwich St Nicholas Droitwich Spa Bapt.1870-195
Marr.1870-197
Bur.1872-1944

Droitwich St Peter Droitwich Spa Bapt.1544-196
Marr.1544-197
Bur.1544-1978

Dudley St Augustine Dudley, West None held
Dudley Holly Hall Midlands

Dudley, West Bapt.1540-193
St Edmund Midlands Marr.1540-191
Bur.1540-1966

Dudley St Francis Dudley, West None held
Midlands

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

59
78
4 Bur.1870-1927

65 Bapt.1544-1840
77 Marr.1544-1837
8 Bur.1544-1838

Formed 1884 from Dudley St Thomas

31 Church demolished 1646. 1646-1843
13 joint registers with Dudley St Thomas.
6 Gen.1540-1611 Church rebuilt in 1724 as Chapel of
Ease to St Thomas. Became separate
parish in 1844.

Formed from Dudley St Edmund in
1935

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Dudley St James Dudley, West Bapt.1844-189
Midlands Marr.1844-188
Bur.1844-1883

Dudley St John Dudley, West None Held
Dudley Midlands

Dudley, West Bapt.1541-196
St Thomas Midlands Marr.1541-195
Bur.1541-1964

Dudley St Luke Dudley, West None held
Midlands

Earls Croome St Nicholas Earl's Croome Bapt.1644-198
Marr.1659-198
Bur.1658-1993

Transcription Notes
copies
(volumes or
CD)

94
84
3 Formed from Dudley St Thomas in 1844

Formed from Dudley St Thomas in
1844. Known as Kates Hill

64
54 From 1646-1843 there were joint
4 registers with Dudley St Edmund

Formed from Dudley St Thomas in 1876

86
86
3

Town/Village Church Current Microfilm
parish Copies

Eastham St Peter & St Bapt.1571-196
Marr.1571-196
Paul Eastham Bur.1571-1964

Eckington Holy Trinity Eckington Bapt.1678-196
Marr.1678-196
Bur.1678-1965

Edvin Loach None held

Eldersfield St John the Bapt.1718-196
Marr.1718-196
Baptist Eldersfield Bur.1718-1960

Elmbridge St. Mary Elmbridge Bapt.1570-189
Marr.1570-183
Bur.1570-1812