Worton and Marston
"WORTON, a tything and ecclesiastical district in the parish and hundred of Potterne, county Wilts, 3½ miles S.W. of Devizes. It is situated near the bank of the Thames, and has recently been formed into a separate ecclesiastical district."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Worton and Marston were tythings of the parish of Potterne until 1852. Worton is 3 miles NW of East Lavington, Marston is just South of Worton. Grid Ref ST972575. Postcode SN10 5SE. Population of Worton 302 in 1831, 327 in 1951. Population of Marston 175 in 1831, 132 in 1951
Cemeteries
- Christchurch, Church Road, Church of England
Church Records
- Christchurch, Church Road, Church of England
- Methodist Church, Norney Road, Methodist, Marston
- Church of St. Brihtwold, Other, Worton
- Marston Methodist Chapel, Other, Worton
- Wesleyan Chapel, High Street, Other, Worton
- Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Other, Worton
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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 Worton and Marston, Christchurch:
(for earlier entries see Potterne)- WSRO registers: Chr 1841-1908, Mar 1852-1993, Bur 1841-1994
- BTs from 1841
- IGI Chr 1841-1885 Batch C152431
- VRI Chr 1880-1885
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1841-1860
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Worton from the National Gazetteer (1868).