Berwick St Leonard
"BERWICK ST. LEONARD, a parish in the hundred of Dunworth, in the county of Wilts, 1 mile to the E. of Hindon, its post town, and 15 W. of Salisbury. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury, of the value, with the perpetual curacy of Sedgehill, which is annexed to it, of £375, in the patronage of J. Benett, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard, and has been recently restored. The manor house, which was erected in the reign of James I., is now converted into a barn."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
"Parish. South Wilts. 1 mile east of Hindon. 1144 acres. Population: 79. Ecclesiastical district: 198."
[Extract from Bartholomew's Gazetteer, 1970]
Cemeteries
- St Leonard, -, Church of England
Church Records
- St Leonard, -, Church of England
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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 Berwick St Leonard, St Leonard:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1723-1961, Mar 1724-1955, Bur 1723-1992
- VRI Chr 1726-1885, Mar 1724-1895
Emigration and Immigration
John Keynes of Australia has submitted an account of his family's emigration "From Berwick St Leonard to Australia".
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Berwick St Leonard from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Berwick St Leonard from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Berwick St Leonard from British History Online.
Maps
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