Chiseldon
"CHISELDON, (or Chisledon), a parish in the hundred of Kingsbridge, in the county of Wilts, 8 miles S. of Highworth, and 4 from the Swindon railway station. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £173, in the patronage of H. Calley, Esq., The church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, is a plain edifice, lately restored, and contains monuments to the Calley and Mellish families. The Methodists and Primitive Methodists have places of worship here and there is a National school for both sexes. The charities produce about £12 a year. T. Calley, Esq. is lord of the manor. Burdrop Park contains a substantial stone edifice, which is the seat of H. Calley, Esq."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Note:
Chiseldon is sometimes spelt as Chisledon or Chiselton.
Cemeteries
- Holy Cross, Church Street, Church of England
- Chiseldon Cemetery, Butts Road, Other
Church Records
- Holy Cross, Church Street, Church of England
- Chiseldon Methodist Church, Turnball, Methodist
- Chiseldon Cemetery, Butts Road, Other
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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 Chiseldon, Holy Cross:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1641-1948, Mar 1654-1987, Bur 1641-1944
- VRI Chr 1605-1880 BTs, Mar 1605-1841 BTs
- WFHS transcript Chr & Bur 1605-1837
- White Horse Baptisms 1606-1842
- Phillimore Marriages 1641-1812 (vol 8)
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1606-1837
- National Burial Index 1606-1837
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Chiseldon from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Chiseldon from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Chiseldon from British History Online.
Maps
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Population
Population was 1,148 in 1831, 2,275 in 1951.