Chirton
"CHIRTON, (or Cherringten, or Shorten), a parish in the hundred of Swanborough, in the county of Wilts, 5 miles S.E. of Devizes. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury, value £190, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a handsome structure in the Norman style of architecture. It contains a beautiful font. Here is a National school. The manorial rights are vested in the Heytesbury Trustees."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Note:
Chirton is also known as Cherrington or Cherington or Churton.
Cemeteries
- St John the Baptist, The Street, Church of England
Census
If you have been unable to find the 1841 census for this parish, Wiltshire and Swindon Archives website provides the answer as one of their Wiltshire History Questions.
Church Records
- St John the Baptist, The Street, 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 Chirton, St John the Baptist:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1579-1986, Mar 1588-1987, Bur 1588-1987
- IGI Chr 1579-1682 Batch C044111, Chr 1762-1873 Batch C044112, Mar 1588-1695 and 1754-1837 Batch M044111
- VRI Chr 1682-1880, Mar 1692-1760, some from BTs
- The Ring Marriages 1588-1837
- Phillimore Marriages 1588-1812 (vol 6)
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1558-1682
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Chirton from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Chirton from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Chirton to another place.
History
- The entry for Chirton from British History Online.
Maps
- View maps of Chirton and places within its boundaries.
Population
Population 250 in 1951.