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Staverton
"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."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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, Staverton |
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Staverton |
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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
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
You can see the administrative areas in which Staverton has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
- The entry for Staverton from British History Online.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST856608 (Lat/Lon: 51.346096, -2.20814), 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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Societies
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