Corsley
"CORSLEY, a parish in the hundred of Warminster, in the county of Wilts, 3 miles W. of Warminster, its post town, and the same distance E. of Frome. It is situated on the borders of Somersetshire, and contains the townships of Great and Little Corsley. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £215, in the patronage of the Marquis of Bath. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is in the early English style, and has been lately rebuilt, chiefly at the expense of the late Marquis of Bath. The charities produce £9 per annum. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a chapel, and there is a National school."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- St Margaret of Antioch & St Mary, Church of England
Church Records
- St Margaret of Antioch & St Mary, Church of England
- Baptist Chapel, Other, Chapmanslade
- Congregational Chapel, Other, Chapmanslade
- St Philip and St John, Other, Chapmanslade
- Baptist Chapel, Other
- Methodist Chapel, Other
- St Mary, 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 Corsley, St Margaret of Antioch & St Mary:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1686-1978, Mar 1686-1973, Bur 1686-1881
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1795-1803
Indexes and registers of the church of Chapmanslade, Lower Meeting Independent:
(Chapmanslade is 1 mile North of Corsley)- IGI Chr 1765-1837 Batch C077681
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Corsley from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Corsley from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Corsley from British History Online.
Maps
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Population
Population was 1,729 in 1831, 745 in 1951.