Wiltshire

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Nearby places

Bishopstone, (North) Wiltshire, England

Bishopstone is 6 miles East of Swindon. Grid ref SU246837. Post code SN6 8QE. Note there is another Bishopstone in South Wiltshire

Modern map of the area - link to Multimap

Church Records

Information and links for indexes including a complete marriage index for Wiltshire are in a page on church records and indexes .

Indexes and registers of the parish church of Bishopstone (North Wiltshire)

• WSRO registers: Chr 1573-1850, Mar 1573-1846, Bur 1573-1952
• WFHS transcript Chr & Bur 1573-1837
• The Ring Marriages 1573-1837
• Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1837
• National Burial Index 1573-1837

There is a key to abbreviations and explanation of format of this list common to all parishes.

Description and Travel

"BISHOPSTONE, a parish in the hundred of Ramsbury, in the county of Wilts, 6 miles to the E. of Swindon. Farringdon is its post town. It lies on the borders of Berkshire. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £208, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There are two endowed schools in the village, the income of which amounts to about £60 per annum, and some other charities of the annual value of £70."

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