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Staverton

Churches
Church Records
Description & Travel
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Historical Geography
History
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Societies

"STAVERTON, a chapelry in the parish of Trowbridge, hundred of Melksham, county Wilts, 2 miles N. of Trowbridge, its post town. It is situated on the Wilts and Berks canal and the river Avon. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the cloth manufacture. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Sarum, value £100, in the patronage of the Rector of Trowbridge."

Staverton was a chapelry of Trowbridge and is 2 miles N of Trowbridge. Grid Ref ST856608. Postcode BA14 6PE. Population in 1831, 288 in 1951.

Churches

St Paul, Church of England
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Other

You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Staverton area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify other churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.

Church Records

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 Staverton, St Paul:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1673-1992, Mar 1681-1753 and 1815-1822 and 1861-1996, Bur 1710-1992
- BTs with Trowbridge until 1837
- WFHS transcript Chr and Bur 1641/1681-1837
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1681-1837
- National Burial Index `681-1862

Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

A transcription of the section for Staverton from the National Gazetteer (1868).
The entry for Staverton from A Vision of Britain through time.
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Historical Geography

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History

The entry for Staverton from British History Online.

Maps

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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST856608 (Lat/Lon: 51.346044, -2.208162), Staverton which are provided by:

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Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Elgin Road Works
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Societies

Wiltshire Family History Society

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