Wiltshire

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Nearby places

Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England

Steeple Ashton is 3 miles SE of Trowbridge. Grid Ref ST905571. Postcode BA14 6EJ. Population 1,231 in 1951.

Bibliography

Useful books for Family Historians..

• Down Berrett Lane; the Steeple Ashton Berrett Family from 1604 to 1978 by LaMar C. Berrett.
• History of the Silverthorn family" by F.F.Reed.
• The crime of Moses Angel" by Julie Goddard.
• Steeple Ashton; village guide and history by The Friends of Steeple Ashton.
• Our Wiltshire Village; Steeple Ashton by Betty Smith [a more recent history with coloured illustrations].

Census

Miscellaneous Censuses. 1695-1887: Part I published by Wiltshire FHS includes Steeple Ashton 1770.

Church Records

Common to all parishes is a key to abbreviations and a description of church records and indexes for Wiltshire.

Indexes and registers of the parish church of Steeple Ashton, St Mary the Virgin

• WSRO registers: Chr 1538-1856, Mar 1558-1987, Bur 1538-1900
• BTs with gaps from 1584
• White Horse Baptisms 1701-1800
• Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1812
• Pew Lists published by Wiltshire FHS includes Steeple Ashton c.1760 and 1888./li>

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