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WOODCHESTER, Gloucestershire

Archives and Libraries Cemeteries Census Church History Description and Travel

Gazetteers Genealogy History Occupations

Archives and Libraries

• Original source material relating to Woodchester, and other parishes in Diocese of Gloucester may be found at the Gloucestershire Record Office.

Cemeteries

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in St Mary's Churchyard, Woodchester, collected and transcribed by Alf Beard.

• Monumental Inscriptions, taken from the first volume of Gloucestershire Notes and Queries (pub. 1881, edited by Rev. Beaver H. Blacker, M.A). The inscriptions themselves were recorded in 1879, and most are from inside the church. This modern transcription is by Stuart Flight.

Census

• Gloucestershire - Census Returns 1841-1901 - all you ever wanted to know about the Census.

Church History

• Photograph of St Mary's Church, Woodchester, and Photograph of Ruins of Old Church, Woodchester from Alf Beard. The ruined church was closed in 1884.

• Photograph of Dominican Priory (Church of the Annunciation), and Photograph of Dominican Priory (Church of the Annunciation - North View), Woodchester, from Alf Beard. Added 1 Nov 2005.

• Photograph of Dominican Priory Church (Roman Catholic), Woodchester, from Phil Draper.

Description and Travel

• Some notes on Woodchester are available on Stuart Flight's Stroud Area page.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Woodchester from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

• A Genealogical Guide to Woodchester, Selsley and the south Cotswolds, over five hundred family names recorded in Selsley and Woodchester, compiled by Graham Thomas - Men & Armour 1608, Church Wardens, names from War Memorial, &c.

History

• History of Selsley and Woodchester - Church, Village Statistics, the Woollen Industry, &c. ably compiled by Graham Thomas.

Occupations

• Information on the Woollen Cloth industry in the Dursley area (including Woodchester) is available via (GSIA) Links to Industrial Archaeology.

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