Luckington
"LUCKINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Chippenham, county Wilts, 7 miles S.W. of Malmesbury, and 10 NW. of Chippenham, its post town. This was a possession of the Seymours, who received it from King Harold. It is situated close on the borders of Gloucestershire. Building stone is quarried, and there is a medicinal spring. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £292 15s. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £278. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Michael, with a tower. There is a Sunday-school, endowed with £7, and other charities, producing together £16 per annum. In the vicinity are barrows, kistvaens, and a cromlech."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Luckington is 7 miles SW of Malmesbury. Grid Ref ST837840. Postcode SN14 6PQ. Population 275 in 1831, 470 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- St Mary & St Ethelbert, Church Road, Church of England
Church Records
- St Mary & St Ethelbert, Church Road, Church of England
- Methodist Church, Church Road, Methodist
- Primitive Methodist Chapel, Other
- Providence Strict Baptist Chapel, Other
- St Giles, Other
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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 Luckington, St Mary & St Ethelbert:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1573-1902, Mar 1573-1991, Bur 1572-1987
- BTs from 1598 with gaps
- VRI Chr 1573-1902, Mar 1573-1837
- Phillimore Marriages 1573-1837 (vol 11)
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Luckington from the National Gazetteer (1868).