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"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]
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| Holy Cross, Ashton Keynes |
| Bethesda Congregational Chapel, Ashton Keynes |
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Common to all parishes is a Church Records and Indexes for Wiltshire, including a complete Marriage Index for the county.
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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
- 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.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Ashton Keynes to another place.
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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.
- The entry for Ashton Keynes from Wiltshire Community History.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SU052940 (Lat/Lon: 51.645074, -1.925698), Ashton Keynes which are provided by:
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- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.