Sopworth
"SOPWORTH, a parish in the hundred of Chippenham, county Wilts, 6½ miles S.W. of Tetbury, and 7 S.W. of Malmesbury. The village is situated on the north-western border of the county, and is wholly agricultural. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as being held by William d'Ewe; from whom it came to the family of Maltravers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £265. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Mary. The Duke of Beaufort is lord of the manor."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Sopworth is 7 miles SW of Malmesbury. Grid Ref ST828863. Postcode SN14 6PS. Population 222 in 1831, 115 in 1951.
Cemeteries
- St Mary, Church Lane, Church of England
Church Records
- St Mary, Church Lane, Church of England
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Common to all parishes is a Key to Abbreviations and a description of Church Records and Indexes for Wiltshire, including a complete Marriage Index for the county.
Indexes and registers of the parish church of Sopworth, St Mary:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1697-1991, Mar 1698-1992, Bur 1697-1992
- BTs before surviving registers for 1606-08, 1615, 1620, 1623, 1632, 1665-78
- Phillimore Marriages 1698-1812 (vol 1)
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1837
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Sopworth from the National Gazetteer (1868).