Burbage
"BURBAGE, a parish in the hundred of Kinwardstone, in the county of Wilts, 6 miles to the S.E. of Marlborough, and 10 S.W. from Hungerford. The Kennet and Avon canal passes through a tunnel in this parish a quarter of a mile in length, under the old Roman road, and has on its margin several wharfs and brickworks. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Salisbury, value £257, in the patronage of the bishop. The Marquis of Ailesbury is the lay rector. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has been entirely rebuilt, except the tower.There is a Wesleyan chapel. The charitable endowments of the parish amount to £100 per annum, the bequest of Philip Pearce, Esq., of which £10 is for educational purposes, and £90 to be distributed to the poor. About half a mile west of the village of Burbage is the small hamlet of Herapath, or Harepath, so named from the Roman military road which traversed this district, having on one side the bleak Plain of Salisbury, and on the other the Forest of Savernake. In the Norman times it belonged to the De Herapaths."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- All Saints, Eastcourt, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, Eastcourt, Church of England
- Wesleyan Church, High Street, Wesleyan
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- For details of Burbage and surrounding parishes in north-east Wiltshire - the Savernake Team website, with Photos and notices for All Saints, Burbage.
Church Records
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 Burbage, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1561-1965, Mar 1561-1900, Bur 1561-1974
- VRI Chr 1561-1906, Mar 1561-1900
- White Horse Baptisms 1561-1840
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Burbage from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Burbage from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Burbage to another place.
Genealogy
Colin Younger's Burbage Home Page provides a wealth of historical information, genealogical data and photographs relating to the village and parish of Burbage.
History
- The entry for Burbage from British History Online.
Maps
- View maps of Burbage and places within its boundaries.