Christian Malford
"CHRISTIAN-MALFORD, a parish in the northern division of the hundred of Damerham, in the county of Wilts, 4 miles N.E. of Chippenham, its post town. The Great Western line runs through it. It is called Cristemelford in Domesday Survey, at which time it was possessed by the abbots of Glastonbury. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £672, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice with tower. There is a National school for both sexes. Anciently the Herberts had a seat here. It is a meet for the Beaufort hounds. The Earl of Carnarvon is lord of the manor."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- All Saints, Coronation Close, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, Coronation Close, Church of England
- Congregational Chapel, Other
- United Reformed Church, Other
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Christian Malford, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1653-1944, Mar 1653-1988, Bur 1653-1858
- BTs before surviving registers for 1605-09, 1616-23, 1629, 1632, 1635
- VRI Chr 1605-1837, Mar 1605-1837 (some from BTs)
- WFHS transcript Chr & Bur 1605-1837
- Phillimore Marriages 1653-1812 (vol 10)
Indexes and registers of the church of Christian Malford, Independent:
- IGI Chr 1809-1817 an 1832-1836 Batch C077701
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Christian Malford from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Christian Malford from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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Maps
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Population
Population was 1,006 in 1831, 520 in 1951.