Durrington
"DURRINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Amesbury, in the county of Wilts, 2 miles N.W. of Amesbury, its post town, and 10 N. of Salisbury. It is situated on the river Avon. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Salisbury, value £100, in the patronage of the Dear and Chapter of Winchester. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a modern structure, built on the site of the old one, of which the Norman arcade has been preserved. The register commences in 1591. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a parochial school. In the neighbourhood are remains of a British town called Durrington Malls, or Long Malls, and several barrows."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- All Saints, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, Church of England
- Durrington Free Church, School Road, Evangelical / Congregational
- Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Other
- Congregational Chapel, Other
- Independent Chapel, Other
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Roman Catholic Church, Other
- Roman Catholic Church of St. Barbara and St. Anthony, Other
- St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Other, Larkhill
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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 Durrington, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1591-1965, Mar 1591-1952, Bur 1591-1959
- Phillimore Marriages 1591-1812 (vol 2)
Description and Travel
Durrington village website has information, history, and photographs.
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Durrington from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Durrington from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Durrington from British History Online.
Maps
- View maps of Durrington and places within its boundaries.
Population
Population was 467 in 1831, 5,784 in 1951.