Brinkworth
"BRINKWORTH, a parish in the hundred of Malmesbury, in the county of Wilts, 6 miles to the S.E. of Malmesbury, and 5 N.W. from Wootton Basset railway station. It is situated on a branch of the river Avon, and contains the hamlet of Grittenham. This village is one of the three polling-places for the borough of Cricklade, which now comprises the hundred of Malmesbury and four others. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, of the annual value of £808, in the patronage of the Master and Fellows of Pembroke College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure in the early English style, with square tower. The Independents have a chapel here. The charitable endowments, including a small bequest for a school, amount to £26 per annum. The rectory of Brinkworth was held in 1627 by Dr. Tobias Crisp, a noted Antinomian writer. There are two manors in this parish; the Earl of Suffolk is lord of the manor of Brinkworth, and Lord Holland of that of Grittenham."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Note:
There is a substantial body of transcripts and indexes in these pages from Clive Henly who has undertaken a great deal of research into the parish of Brinkworth, extending back to the sixteenth century when his forebears were copyhold farmers there. Much of the work he is currently doing concerns the use of farmland at that time and the medieval names of the fields in the parish.
Cemeteries
- St Michael & All Angels, School Hill, Church of England
Church Records
- St Michael & All Angels, School Hill, Church of England
- Primitive Methodist Chapel, Other
- Moravian Church, Other, Grittenham
- Primitive Methodist Chapel, Other, Grittenham
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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 Brinkworth, St Michael & All Angels:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1653-1963, Mar 1653-1963, Bur 1653-1883
- Chr 1659-1856, Banns 1754-1809, Mar 1653-1859 and Bur 1653-1883
(have been indexed by Clive Henly - see below) - VRI Mar 1662-1895
- Phillimore Marriages 1653-1812 (vol 10)
Indexes and registers of the church of Brinkworth, Primitive Methodist:
- IGI Chr 1829-1837 Batch C077631
Researchers interested in the above original sources may also wish to consult the following indexes online, compiled by Clive Henly:
Index to Baptisms (1659-1856), by Clive Henly:
- Baptisms: Names A - C (51k)
- Baptisms: Names D - G (55k)
- Baptisms: Names H - L (56k)
- Baptisms: Names M - O (60k)
- Baptisms: Names P - R (47k)
- Baptisms: Names S - T (73k)
- Baptisms: Names V - Y (56k)
Index to Marriage Banns (1754-1809), by Clive Henly:
- Banns: Names A - L (65k)
- Banns: Names M - Y (76k)
Index to Marriages (1653-1839), by Clive Henly:
- Marriages: Names A - F (78k)
- Marriages: Names G - K (53k)
- Marriages: Names L - O (56k)
- Marriages: Names P - S (81k)
- Marriages: Names T - Y (58k)
Index to Burials (1653-1883), by Clive Henly:
- Burials: Names A - G (76k)
- Burials: Names H - M (78k)
- Burials: Names N - S (86k)
- Burials: Names T - Y (46k)
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Brinkworth from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Brinkworth from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Brinkworth to another place.
History
- The entry for Brinkworth from British History Online.
Land and Property
Tithe Awards 1840, transcribed and indexed by Clive Henly (357k)
Manors
Indexed transcriptions of Manorial Records by Clive Henly:
- Survey of the Manor of Brinkworth, 1587 (63k)
- Survey of the Manor of Brinkworth, 1625? (35k)
- General Abstract of Brinkworth Leases, 1700-1750 (137k)
- Survey of the Manors of Brinkworth, Hankerton and Brokenborough, 1602 (44k)
- Another Survey of the Manor of Brinkworth (undated) (100k)
- Tenants and Indenture Holders of the Manor of Brinkworth (110k)
Maps
- View maps of Brinkworth and places within its boundaries.
Probate Records
Indexed transcriptions of Brinkworth Wills from Earliest Times to 1650 by Clive Henly:
- List of Wills (13k)
- Texts of Wills, 1563-1619 (81k)
- Texts of Wills, 1619-1650 (95k)
- Name Index (34k)