Place:Hinton on the Green, Gloucestershire, England

source: Family History Library Catalog

Hinton on the Green was transferred from Gloucestershire to Worcestershire in 1931. While in Gloucestershire it was part of Pebworth Rural District. It was then transferred to the Evesham Rural District in Worcestershire.

the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Hinton-on-the-Green is a village and civil parish now in the Wychavon District of Worcestershire in England. It is situated at the foot of Bredon Hill about two miles south of Evesham.

At a little over three square miles, the parish land is largely agricultural - most of the 101 houses and 254 residents (Source:UK census of 2001) are grouped in a small area between the church and what used to be the railway station. The UK census of 2011 noted the population as 254. The River Isbourne valley divides Hinton into the "East Village", near to the church, and the "West Village".

Most of the houses in the East Village date from the 19th century; many of the properties to the West of the Isbourne are much newer. Most of the land, and many of the properties in the East Village, are leased from a charitable trust.

A 19th century description

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Hinton on the Green from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"HINTON-ON-THE-GREEN, a village and a parish in the [registration] district of Evesham and county of Gloucester. The village stands on the river Isborne, near the boundary with Worcester, and near the Ashchurch and Evesham railway, 3¼ miles SSW of Evesham; has a station, of the name of Hinton, on the railway; was anciently known as Hynetune; and was once a market town. The parish comprises 2,259 acres. Post town, Evesham. Real property: £1, 720. Population: 192. Houses: 37. The property belonged formerly to Gloucester abbey, and belongs now to John A. B. Cresswell, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value: £200. Patron: J. A. B. Cresswell. The church is ancient; was restored in 1863; and has a central aisle and a fine tower."

Research Tips

• Hinton on the Green from The Victoria History of Gloucestershire] is available on the website British History Online.
• Gloucestershire Archives in Gloucester is where paper and microfilm copies of all records for parishes now in Gloucestershire are stored.
• Worcestershire County Council:Archives and Archaeology is where paper and microfilm copies of all records for parishes now in Worcestershire are stored.

Online sources which may also be helpful:

• GENUKI gives pointers to other archive sources as well as providing some details on each parish in the county. The emphasis here is on ecclesiastical parishes (useful before 1837)
• A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 and tables of the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
• The FamilySearch Wiki for Gloucestershire and The FamilySearch Wiki for Worcestershire provides a similar but not identical series of webpages to that provided by GENUKI
• A Vision of Britain through Time has a group of pages of statistical facts for almost every parish in both counties
• Unfortunately, only two of the Pebworth Rural District parishes are covered by A History of the County of Gloucester in the Victoria County History series provided by the website British History Online. There does not appear to be a series for Worcestershire.
• Comparing a map of Gloucestershire parishes in 1900 with a map of Gloucestershire parishes made in the 1943 helps to illustrate how the county borders changed through this period. A very helpful diagrammatic map will be found on the Pebworth Rural District page.
• Ancestry.co.uk has recently added Gloucestershire Burials, 1813-1988; Confirmations, 1834-1913; Baptisms, 1813-1913; Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813; and Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. (entry dated 1 Aug 2015)