Bishopstone (near Swindon)
"BISHOPSTONE NEAR SWINDON, 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."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Note:
There is another Bishopstone in South Wiltshire, near Wilton.
Cemeteries
- St Mary, Church Walk, Church of England, Bishopstone (nr. Swindon)
Church Records
- St Mary, Church Walk, Church of England, Bishopstone (nr. Swindon)
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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 Bishopstone (nr. Swindon, North Wilts), St Mary:
- 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
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Bishopstone (near Swindon) from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Bishopstone (near Swindon) from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Bishopstone (near Swindon) from British History Online.
Maps
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