In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Water Orton like this:
WATER-ORTON, a chapelry in Aston parish, Warwick; on the Birmingham and Derby railway, 2¼ miles NW of Coleshill. It has a post-office under Birmingham, and a r. station. Real property, £1,535. Pop., 218. Houses, 48. There are several neat villas 'The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £115. Patrons, Trustees. The church is good.
Water Orton through time
Water Orton 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 Water Orton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Water Orton in North Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9392
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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