Norton Bavant
"NORTON BAVANT, a parish in the hundred of Warminster, county Wilts, 2½ miles S.E. of Warminster. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated on the road from Bath to Salisbury, near the river Wiley. About half the land is arable, and the remainder pasture and downs. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £250. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has been recently rebuilt. The charities produce about £3 per annum. There is a parochial school supported by subscription. The principal residence is Norton House."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Norton Bavant is 3 miles SE of Warminster. Grid Ref ST907434. Population 279 in 1831, 128 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- All Saints, -, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, -, Church of England
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Norton Bavant, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1663-1955, Mar 1655-1993, Bur 1653-1986
- BTs before surviving registers for 1622-37
- IGI Chr 1653-1885 Batch C152401, Mar 1653-1895 Batch M152401
- VRI Chr 1647-1885, Mar 1nnn-1nnn
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1654-1812
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Norton Bavant from the National Gazetteer (1868).