Chisenbury
"CHISENBURY, a tything in the parish of Enford, in the county of Wilts, 8 miles W. of Ludgershall. It is situated on the river Avon, near Chisenbury camp, which occupied a site of 5 acres, and is 595 yards in circuit. The chief residence is Chisenbury Priory."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Note:
Chisenbury is also known as Chisbury. According to Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of 1835 it was a tything in the parish of Nether Avon, formed part of the endowment of Chute and Chisenbury in the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, and within the peculiar jurisdiction of the prebendary. The National Index of Parish Registers shows it as a chapelry in Enford.There is another Chisbury 4 miles West of Hungerford (Grid Ref SU277633), in the parish of Little Bedwyn and adjacent to Great Bedwyn.
Cemeteries
Church Records
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Chisenbury area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
If you keep this page loaded for a very long time and the database is updated since loading it, the church links above may become stale and may display the wrong church. If this happens, reloading this page will correct them.
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Chisenbury from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Chisenbury from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Chisenbury to another place.
Maps
- View maps of Chisenbury and places within its boundaries.