Little Somerford
"LITTLE SOMERFORD, a parish in the hundred of Malmesbury, county Wilts, 3 miles S.E. of Malmesbury, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £241. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure with a square tower. The Rev. Charles Wightwick is lord of the manor."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Little Somerford is 3 miles SE of Malmesbury. Grid Ref ST967844. Postcode SN15 5JW. Population 376 in 1831, 271 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- St John the Baptist, -, Church of England
Church Records
- St John the Baptist, -, 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 Little Somerford, St John the Baptist:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1708-1888, Mar 1708-1838, Bur 1708-1980
- BTs before surviving registers for 1605-07, 1632-33, 1672-79, 1693, 1703-04, 1707-10
- IGI Chr1708-1812 Batch C044242 and 1813-1875 Batch C044241, Mar 1708-1754 Batch M044242 and 1755-1875 Batch M044241
- VRI Mar 1728-1851
- WFHS transcript Chr and Bur 1605-1837
- Phillimore Marriages 1708-1812 (vol 6)
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1837
- National Burial Index 1605-1837
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Little Somerford from the National Gazetteer (1868).