All Cannings
"ALLCANNINGS, a parish in the hundred of Swanborough, in the county of Wilts, 5 miles to the E. of Devizes. It contains the chapelry of Etchilhampton and the tythings of Allington and Fullaway, and is situated on the Wiltshire and Berkshire canal. It is near the Avon and Wans-Dyke. The living is a rectory's in the diocese of Salisbury, value with the curacy of Etchilhampton, £1,100, in the patronage of Lord Ashburton. The church is dedicated to St. Anne. There is an endowed free school. A fair is held on the downs on the 6th August, for the sale of cattle and horses."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Note:
This parish includes a hamlet called Allington, which has a Baptist church with registers.
Cemeteries
- Bethel Baptist Chapel, -, Baptist, Allington
- All Saints (formerly St Anne), The Street, Church of England
Census
If you have been unable to find the 1841 census for this parish, Wiltshire and Swindon Archives website provides the answer as one of their Wiltshire History Questions.
Transcription of the Census for All Cannings of 1851-1891 by Tina Kirby at Swangen's Genes. She also has some additional records for the people who appear in the census, for example marriage records.
All Cannings Census, 1851-1891 is available.
Church Records
- Bethel Baptist Chapel, -, Baptist, Allington
- All Saints (formerly St Anne), The Street, Church of England
- Allington Church, Church of England, Allington
- Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wesleyan Methodist
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the All Cannings area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
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Common to all parishes is a Key to Abbreviations and a description of Church Records and Indexes for Wiltshire, including a complete Marriage Index for the county.
Indexes and registers of the parish church of All Cannings, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1578-1947, Mar 1578-1992, Bur 1578-1872
- IGI Chr 1813-1885 Batch C014062, Mar 1813-1895 Batch M014062
- VRI Chr 1880-1885
- White Horse Baptisms 1579-1840
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1578-1837
Indexes and registers of the church of Allington (by Devizes), Baptist:
- IGI Chr 1826-1837 Batch C093111
- White Horse Baptisms 1826-1837
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for All Cannings from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for All Cannings from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from All Cannings to another place.
History
- The entry for All Cannings from British History Online.
- The entry for All Cannings from Wiltshire Community History.
Maps
- View maps of All Cannings and places within its boundaries.