Fonthill Bishop
"BISHOP'S FONTHILL, a parish in the hundred of Downton, in the county of Wilts, 2 miles to the E. of Hindon. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury, value £242, in the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester. The church is in the early English style, and is dedicated to All Saints. There are charitable endowments, which produce £11 per annum."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Fonthill Bishop or Bishop's Fonthill is 1 mile NE of Hindon, 13 miles West of Salisbury. Grid Ref ST934330. Postcode SP3 5SF. Population 211 in 1831, 140(?) in 1951.
Cemeteries
- All Saints, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, Church of England
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Fonthill Bishop, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1769-1949, Mar 1754-1998, Bur 1769-1992
- VRI Chr 1624-1880, Mar 1625-1837
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1812
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Bishops Fonthill from the National Gazetteer (1868).