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Codford St Peter
"CODFORD ST. PETER, a parish in the hundred of Heytesbury, in the county of Wilts, 3 miles S.E. of Heytesbury, its post town. It has a railway station on the Wilts and Somerset branch of the Great Western line. The parish contains the townships of Ashton-Gifford and Codford. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £380, in the patronage of Pembroke College, Oxford. The church is chiefly in the Norman style of architecture, with a stone pulpit. There is a National school."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Churches
- St Peter, High Street, Church of England
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Codford St Peter area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify other churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
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 Codford St Peter, St Peter:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1597-1900, Mar 1619-1991, Bur 1597-1978
- IGI Chr 1597-1598 (?1599) and 1621-1715 Batch P014401 from transcript, Chr 1601-1621 and 1627 and 1633 BTs Batch C014402, Chr 1715-1842 BTs Batch C014402, Mar 1601-1837 Batch M014402
- VRI Chr 1611-1880, some from BTs
Description and Travel
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Codford St Peter from the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Codford St Peter from A Vision of Britain through time.
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Historical Geography
Maps
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- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
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- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Population
Population was 387 in 1831, 721 in 1951 (with Codford St Mary).
Societies
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.