Norton Coleparle
"NORTON-COLEPARLE, a parish in the hundred of Malmesbury, county Wilts, 4 miles S.W. of Malmesbury, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Chippenham. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is situated near the Roman way Ackman Street. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. The surface is elevated and wooded. The soil is chiefly clay, alternated with stone brash. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £77 14s., and the vicarial for £100. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £110. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Norton Coleparle or Norton is 4 miles SW of Malmesbury. Grid Ref ST885844. Population 113 in 1831, 170 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- All Saints, Church Lane, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, Church Lane, Church of England
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Norton Coleparle, All Saints:
(listed as 'Norton' in WSRO lists, 'Norton Coleparle' in LDS lists)- WSRO registers: Chr 1663-1992, Mar 1663-1964, Bur 1663-1988
- BTs before surviving registers for 1606-9, 1619-23, 1632
- VRI Chr 1663-1812, Mar 1666-1900
- Phillimore Marriages 1663-1812 (vol 5)
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1837
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Norton Coleparle from the National Gazetteer (1868).