Netheravon
"NETHERAVON, a parish in the hundred of Elstub, county Wilts, 5 miles N.W. of Amesbury, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Avon, and is chiefly agricultural. The parish includes the tything of Chisenbury-de-la-Folly, and the well-wooded park of Netheravon. The soil is fertile. The tithes were commuted for corn-rents, under an Enclosure Act in 1788. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Sarum, value £131, in the patronage of the Bishop of Salisbury.The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a square embattled and pinnacled tower. It has been recently repaired and restored. The parochial charities are £7 yearly. There is a National school. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Netheravon House, formerly a seat of the Duke of Beaufort, is a brick mansion, now the residence of Sir M. E. H. Beach, Bart., who is lord of the manor."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Netheravon is 5 miles NW of Amesbury. Grid Ref SU147484. Population 508 in 1831, 1,032 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- All Saints, -, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, -, Church of England
- Chapel of John the Baptist, Other
- Particular Baptist Chapel, Other
- Primitive Methodist Chapel, Other
- St Thomas More and St John Fisher, Other
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Netheravon, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1582-1939, Mar 1611-1992, Bur 1611-1904
- BTs before surviving registers 1579-1587, 1600-1603, 1606-1609
- WFHS transcript Chr and Bur 1579-1837
- White Horse Baptisms 1579-1837
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1579-1837
- National Burial Index 1579-1837
Indexes and registers of Netheravon, Particular Baptist church (the Old Chapel):
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Netheravon from the National Gazetteer (1868).