East Kennett
"EAST KENNET, a parish in the hundred of Selkley, county Wilts, 5 miles S.W. of Marlborough, its post town. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated near the source of the river Kennet. The soil is light and chalky. The impropriate tithes have been commuted fern rent-charge of £58 10s. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £58. The church is a small ancient structure."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
East Kennett is 4 miles West of Marlborough. Grid Ref SU116674. Postcode SN8 4PH. Population 103 in 1831, 66 in 1951. Note that West Kennett is about a mile North-West of East Kennett, but is in the parish of Avebury.
Cemeteries
- Christ Church, Church Lane, Church of England
Church Records
- Christ Church, Church Lane, Church of England
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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 East Kennett, Christ Church:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1655-1991, Mar 1655-1988, Bur 1655-1989
- White Horse Baptisms 1606-1610 and 1619-1623 and 1630-1840
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for East Kennet from the National Gazetteer (1868).