Bremilham
"BREMILHAM, (or Cowage), a parish in the hundred of Malmesbury, in the county of Wilts, 2 miles to the W. of Malmesbury, its post town. It lies on the border of Gloucestershire. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, of the value of £121, in the patronage of the Hon. and Rev. G. R. Bowles."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Note:
Bremilham is also known as Cowich or Cowage. On some modern maps it is shown as Cowage Farm, on others it is not named.
Cemeteries
- (unknown dedication), Foxley Road, Church of England
Church Records
- (unknown dedication), Foxley Road, Church of England
- Church of All Saints, Other, Norton
- Foxley Church, Other, Norton
- Foxley Church, Other, Norton
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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 Bremilham, dedication unknown:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1813-1992, Mar 1813-1874, Bur 1815-1904
- VRI Mar 1814-1840
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Bremilham from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Bremilham from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Bremilham from British History Online.
Maps
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Population
Population was 33 in 1831.