Ashton Keynes
"ASHTON KEYNES, a parish and township in the hundred of Highworth, in the county of Wilts, 4 miles to the W. of Cricklade, its post town, 3 N. of Minety station on the Cheltenham railway, and 88 from London. It is pleasantly situated on the river Isis, or Thames, not far from the borders of Gloucestershire, and includes the chapelry of Leigh. The river, which flows on one side of the street, is crossed by numerous bridges leading to the several houses, which give the place a picturesque appearance. There are remains of four ancient stone crosses, and part of the monastery surrounded by a moat, and now converted into a farmhouse. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £325, in the patronage of J. Pitt, Esq. The church, an ancient edifice, is dedicated to the Holy Cross. There are also two dissenting chapels. The parochial charities amount to £119, including the endowment of a free school for boys and girls. Ashton Keynes House is the principal residence."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- Holy Cross, North End, Church of England
Church Records
- Holy Cross, North End, Church of England
- Bethesda Congregational Chapel, Congregational
- Primitive Methodist Chapel, Primitive Methodist
- Strict Baptist Meeting, Strict Baptist
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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 Ashton Keynes, Holy Cross:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1582-1961, Mar 1583-1967, Bur 1582-1857
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1840
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Ashton Keynes from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Ashton Keynes from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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Genealogy
Rosemary Chalmers family history website has information on the Telling Family and Other families in Ashton Keynes.
Lesley Haigh's family history website (Ashton Keynes section) has information on CUSS, MILLARD, SELBY, TELLING, TOWNSEND and WEAVER families as well as some general information on Ashton Keynes and Leigh.
History
Ashton Keynes Online is an interesting site with local history page which mentions the book "Ashton Keynes A Village With No History" by Madge Paterson and Ernie Ward, Published by Keith Cowley, ISBN 0 951146106. It can be purchased from the Ashton Keynes Village Post Office for £5. The web site also has clever maps of the modern village and historic village - click on a building to learn more about it.
Maps
- View maps of Ashton Keynes and places within its boundaries.