Woodford
"WOODFORD, a parish in the hundred of Underditch, county Wilts, 4 miles N.W. of Salisbury, and 4 S.W. of Amesbury. The parish, which is divided into Middle, Upper, and Lower, is bounded on the E. by the river Avon. Here was formerly a palace of the bishops of Salisbury, and after the battle of Worcester, Charles II. was concealed by the Hydes in Heals House. The living is a vicarage consolidated with that of Wilsford. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a National school."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Woodford is 4 miles NW of Salisbury. Middle Woodford is at Grid Ref SU120361. Postcode SP4 6NP. Population 397 in 1831, 455 in 1951.
Cemeteries
Church Records
- All Saints, 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 Woodford, All Saints:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1546-1952, Mar 1538-1986, Bur 1538-1908
- BTs with gaps from 1588
- IGI Mar 1538-1837 Batch M152171
- VRI Chr 1546-1906
- WFHS transcript Chr and Bur 1546-1837
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1837
- National Burial Index 1538-1837
Description and Travel
www.woodfordvalley.net is a community website with a variety of information about the area.
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Woodford from the National Gazetteer (1868).
Genealogy
The Woodforde Family is a set of pages from Stephen Butt about a family whose name originated here.