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| Places the family members lived
The towns and villages listed below are known places where the family lived and worked, and if you have any information about any Woodwards from any of these places, please let me know. Alcester, Warwickshire The original settlement dates back to Roman times and the high street is reminiscent of the Tudor era with its half timbered cottages dotted along the length of the main street. In 1730 a family of stone masons named Woodward from Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, were contracted to rebuild Alcester church. Whether this particular family is related to the Alcester family is uncertain, but it may be how the family in this study arrived and later settled in Alcester. More information about Alcester can be found at www.alcester.co.uk Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire The records for Gloucestershire show numerous Woodward families, and of particular interest is the family of Thomas and Edward Woodward, (1697 - 1780s), Stone Masons, referred to above. There could be a link between this family and the one researched because some of the family were Stone Masons in the mid to late 1800s and one of them married a woman from the town. If you have any further information about Woodwards in Chipping Campden please let me know. More information about Chipping Campden can be found at www.chippingcampden.co.uk Inkberrow (and the Ridgeway), Worcestershire Other related families, such as the Laights, Macalands, Joines, Dolphins and Phipps, originated from Inkberrow, and any history you may have of these families could help fill gaps in the Woodward research. Morton Bagot, Warwickshire
One family of Woodwards, that of Walter and Mary Woodward, born around 1640, who married about 1667/8, had eight children in Morton Bagot between 1668 and 1684. They also had links to Tanworth and Oldberrow to the North of the village. Research into this family has produced a tree that contains over 270 names from between 1640 to 1890. There is a strong suggestion that this family is related to the one on this web site, but so far no link can be proven. If you are related to the Woodwards from Morton Bagot please let me know. Wilmcote, Warwickshire Wilmcote is a beautiful village near Stratford on Avon and is where Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden, lived. The Shakespeare trust bought Mary Arden's house in the 1930s and it is a major visitor centre. Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
More information about Burton and its heritage can be found at http://www.burton2000.co.uk. Contact Me If you think you are related to any of the families mentioned above, please contact me. |
Alcester is a small market town in south west Warwickshire, England with a population of around 9000. Nearby towns include Stratford-upon-Avon to the East, Worcester to the West and Redditch to the North.
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, is one of the most beautiful towns in the Cotswolds. The church in particular is spectacular.
Inkberrow in Worcestershire is where one generation of the family lived for many years, and several Woodward families populated the Ridgeway (the road running along the boundary between Warwickshire and Worcestershire) during the late 1700s and early 1800s. 
Morton Bagot is a very small parish and there is virtually no village. The church lies three and a half miles south west of Henley-in-Arden and dates from 1300, although the wooden bell turret was erected about 1600. The manor was held by William Bagot in the reign of Edward 1 and it is from him that the parish takes its name.
Burton on Trent is a town in Staffordshire, England, whose wealth until recently was based almost entirely on beer and the brewing industry. Burton was renowned as the town with more public houses per head of population than any other town in England, and more breweries than you could count on one hand. The biggest and perhaps most famous brewer of all was Bass's (including Worthingtons and Ratcliffs).