Maddington Photo Gallery

Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)

Berwick St. James - Chitterne All Saints - Chitterne St. Mary - Fisherton Delamere - Orcheston St. George - Shrewton - Rollstone - Tilshead - Winterbourne Stoke - Wylye

Websites of Interest

GenUKI - For information relating to Wiltshire and Maddington.
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - The Wiltshire County Archives for all historical documents and the place to obtain original copies.
Wiltshire Community History - Historical information for parishes within the Wiltshire County jurisdiction.

The Parish Church of St. Mary

Churches Conservation Trust           Madington Protestation Return 1641-1642

Parish Registers held at WSHC

Baptisms 1652-1975
Marriages 1652-1974
Burials 1652-1975

Parish History

Civil Registration

1837 - April 1936 Amesbury Registration District
April 1936 - Present Salisbury Registration District

Buildings and Land

Disastrous Floods 1841          Addeston Manor Farm - No Sale 1890          Foot & Mouth Disease 1924-1925

Pampas Villas

In around 1890 the Pearce family were resident here.  The house is now known as the White House.  The field infront of the house across the lane was used as the venue for local celebrations such as fetes, fairs, club days, coronation celebrations  and Trinity Mondays etc.

Crime and Legal Matters

Criminal Damage

Injuring a Wall 1868

Transportation

James Coles - 10 years Transportation 1842

Directories

Post Office 1855          Kellys 1903          Kellys 1915

Education

Emigration and Migration

Strays Index

Employment and Business

Agriculture and Land

Gamekeepers Certificates 1807               Gamekeepers Certificates 1846               

Apprentices

John Compton 1743

Bakers and Grocers

Around 1910 the Chant family ran the local bakers and grocers shop.  

Community Services 

Edwin Mullins Andrews, Police Officer 1878-1969

Miscellaneous Documents

Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship

People and Parish Notables

People Gallery

Accidents

Stage Wagon Falls into River 1815 

Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies

Inaugural Ploughing Match 1848

Census Returns Transcripts

1851

Elections and Polls

Poll Book 1705           Poll of Freeholders 1772          Poll Book 1818           Voters List 1832

Family Notices

1850-1899                1900-1999    

Taxes

Falstone Day book 1645-1653

Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse

Amesbury Union Guardians Appointed 1835 

Appointment of Overseers

1868          1870           1872

Probate

Probate Index 1849 (WSHC)

Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held

Giles Tooker 1627

War, Conflict and Military Matters

Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 (Includes Casualties from Shrewton)          Why the Poppy