In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nether Whitacre like this:
WHITACRE (Nether), a parish in Meriden district, Warwick; containing Whitacre-Junction r. station, and 3¼ miles ENE of Coleshill. It has a post-office under Birmingham. Acres, 2,210. Real property, £3,938. Pop., 479. Houses, 109. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £333.* Patron, Earl Howe. The church is ancient but good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school, and some charities.
Nether Whitacre through time
Nether Whitacre is now part of North Warwickshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Warwickshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nether Whitacre itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nether Whitacre in North Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9428
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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