Areley Kings Worcestershire Delineated C. J. Greenwood 1822
Areley-Kings – a parish in Doddingtree hundred, upper division, 4 ½ miles S. from Bewdley, and 122 from London; containing 76 inhabited houses; the church, which stands upon a hill, is a neat gothic structure, and has lately been tastefully repaired in that style: on the north side is a curious Saxon doorway, now built up: under the shade of 4 elms planted in the church-yard, is a curious tomb, supposed to be that of Sir Henry Coningsby; a walnut-tree was planted over the grave, which has lately been cut down. The living is a rectory; Rev. George Hulme, incumbent; instituted 1793; patron, the Rector of Martley. Population, 1801, 377 – 1811, 392 – 1821, 358.
Areley Hall, the residence of the Rev. Reginald Pyndar, a handsome modern mansion, built on the site of a very ancient building, formerly the seat of the Mucklows.
Source: Worcestershire Delineated: Being a Topographical Description of Each Parish, Chapelry, Hamlet, &c. In the County; with the distances and bearings from their respective market towns, &c. By C. and J. Greenwood. Printed by T. Bensley, Crane Court, Fleet Street, London, 1822.
Areley Kings – Research Information
Parish Church: St. Bartholomew
Hundred: Doddingtree, Upper Division
Original registers deposited at: Worcester Record Office
Dates: 1539 – 1893
I.G.I Coverage: 1539 – 1895
Boyd’s Marriage Index: N/A
Pallot’s Marriage Index: N/A
Registration District (1851): Martley
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