Manningford Abbots
"MANNINGFORD-ABBOTS, a parish in the hundred of Swanborough, county Wilts, 2 miles S.W. of Pewsey, its post town, and 8 S. of Marlborough. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the rivulet Avon. The village consists of a few straggling houses, and the inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. The manor anciently belonged to Llanthony Abbey, and, after the Dissolution, was granted to the Duke of Somerset, lord protector. The surface is greatly undulating, and the soil a clayey loam alternating with sand. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Sarum, value £300. The church is a neat structure of ancient erection. There is a village school supported by subscription."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Manningford Abbots or Manningford Abbas is 2 miles SW of Pewsey. Grid Ref SU145588. Postcode SN9 6HY. Population 165 in 1831.
Cemeteries
- (unknown dedication), Church of England
Church Records
- (unknown dedication), Church of England
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Manningford Abbots:
(which is unusual in having no dedication)- WSRO registers: Chr 1539-1928, Mar 1543-1964, Bur 1538-1980
- BTs from 1605 with gaps
- WFHS transcript Chr and Bur 1539-1837
- White Horse Baptisms 1539-1837
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1538-1863
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Manningford Abbots from the National Gazetteer (1868).