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Queen Charlton

"QUEEN CHARLTON, a parish in the hundred of Keynsham, in the county of Somerset, 1 mile S.W. of Keynsham. Bath is its post town. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £65, in the patronage of Mrs. Dickinson, who is lady of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a small edifice and has recently been restored. The charities produce about £23 per annum. This place was settled by Henry VIII. on Queen Catherine. The gateway of the courthouse of Keynsham Abbots is still standing." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003

Archives and Libraries

• Postcards of Queen Charlton

• Details of Somerset Record Office holdings relating to this parish.

Church Records

• A look-up service for Queen Charlton births, marriages, deaths and other records is available from Richard Vowles.

Maps

• The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 2nd edition (c.1900) map of the area provided by Somerset Record Office.

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