Fovant
"FOVANT, a parish in the hundred of Cawden, county Wilts, 6 miles S.W. of Wilton, and 10 W. of Salisbury, its post town. The Dinton station, on the Salisbury and Exeter branch of the London and South-Western railway, is 2 miles N.E. of the village. The river Avon flows-through the parish. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £465. The church, an ancient edifice with a tower of noble proportions, is dedicated to St. George, and has an antique brass. The register commences in 1541. The charities are about £2 per annum.' There is a National school."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Fovant is 7 miles SW of Wilton. Grid Ref SU006285. Postcode SP3 5JH. Population 553 in 1831, 416 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- St George, Church of England
Church Records
- St George, Church of England
- Congregational Chapel, Other
- Fovant Chapel, Other
- Fovant Free Church, High Street, Other
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Fovant, St George:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1541-1923, Mar 1541-1991, Bur 1541-1942
- IGIChr 1609-1880 Batch C154731 from BTs
- VRI Chr 1609-1880 BTs, Mar 1609-1836 BTs
- White Horse Baptisms 1622-1840
- WFHS transcript Chr & Bur 1541-1837
Indexes and registers of the church of Fovant, Independent:
- IGI Chr 1816-1836 Batch C077781 (RG4 2369)
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Fovant from the National Gazetteer (1868).