Bishopstrow
"BISHOPSTROW, a parish in the hundred of Warminster, in the county of Wilts, not far from Warminster, its post town. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £220, in the patronage of Sir F. D. Astley, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Adeline. Roman urns and many brass coins have been found here. There are remains of a large earthwork on Whiten Hill, near the village. The principal residence is Bishopstrow House."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- St Aldhelm (or St Adeline), -, Church of England
Church Records
- St Aldhelm (or St Adeline), -, 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 Bishopstrow, St Aldhelm (or St Adeline):
- WSRO registers: Chr 1686-1890, Mar 1686-1992, Bur 1685-1990
- VRI Chr 1674-1890, Mar 1674-1905
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1749-1837
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Bishopstrow from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Bishopstrow from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Bishopstrow from British History Online.
Maps
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