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Nearby places

Corsham, Wiltshire, England

Corsham is 4 miles SW of Chippenham. Grid ST865705. Post code SN13 9DG. Population 2,952 in 1831, 9,268 in 1951. Corsham included Neston.

Modern map of the area - link to Multimap

Bibliography

Two books, soft backed A4 size. Lots of Photos of people and places.

• Corsham, An Illustated History. Author: C.J.Hall. Published by the author. 1983 ISBN 0950862509 2vols.
• The Ways of Corsham. Author: J Poulsom. Published by the author 1989 ISBN 0951526405

Church Records

Information and links for indexes including a complete marriage index for Wiltshire are in a page on church records and indexes .

Indexes and registers of the parish church of Corsham (St Bartholomew)
(WSRO also has marriage register 1959-1986 for Corsham St John, Gastard)

• WSRO registers: Chr 1563-1973, Mar 1563-1995, Bur 1563-1971
• IGI Chr 1833-1885 batch C153432, Mar 1563-1754 batch M153431, Mar 1754-1895 batch M153432
• VRI Chr 1563-1885, Mar 1563-1906
• The Ring Marriages 1563-1837

Indexes and registers of the parish church of Neston, St Philip and St James (created 1869, formerly in Corsham parish)

• WSRO registers: Chr 1869-1969, Mar 1869-1996, Bur 1868-1980
• VRI Chr 1868-1906

Indexes and registers of the church of Corsham, Independent (also known as Corshamside, Independent)

• IGI Chr 1760-1836 batch 077941

There is a key to abbreviations and explanation of format of this list common to all parishes.

Description and Travel

Corsham Town website includes Box, Castle Combe and Lacock. It is part of the Wiltshire Ring

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