Nettleton
"NETTLETON, a parish in the hundred of North Damerham, county Wilts, 8 miles N.W. of Chippenham, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Bath. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the Roman way Akeman Street. It is wholly agricultural, and is remarkable for a large barrow on which are three stones of a cromlech. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder pasture and meadow, with 40 acres of woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £440. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £408. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing five bells. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans. Thomas Penrice, Esq., is lord of the manor."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Nettleton is 8 miles NW of Chippenham. Grid Ref ST822779. Population 448 in 1831, 489 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- St Mary, Church Hill, Church of England
Census
If you have been unable to find the 1841 census for this parish, Wiltshire and Swindon Archives website provides the answer as one of their Wiltshire History Questions.
Church Records
- St Mary, Church Hill, Church of England
- St Mary, Other, Burton
- Baptist Chapel, Other
- Mount Zion Chapel, Other, West Kington
- St Mary the Virgin, Other, West Kington
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Nettleton, St Mary:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1557-1865, Mar 1557-1981, Bur 1557-1919
- BTs with gaps from 1603
- IGI Mar 1551-1895 Batch M154452
- VRI Chr 1551-1865, Mar 1557-1906
- WFHS transcript Chr and Bur 155701837
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials
- National Burial Index 1557-1837
Indexes and registers of Nettleton, Baptist church:
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Nettleton from the National Gazetteer (1868).