Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Broad Blunsdon - Castle Eaton - Highworth - Inglesham - Kempsford (GLS) - Stanton Fitzwarren
Websites
GenUKI for information on Wiltshire and Hannington
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - The Wiltshire County Archives for all historical documents and the place to obtain original copies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. John the Baptist
The church is a neat structure with a square tower containing five bells. The interior contains several monuments to the Freke family. There is a chapel of ease at Hannington Wick.
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1571-1877
Marriages 1571-1836
Burials 1571-1990
BTs 1838-1855 are held at the Bristol Record Office
Parish History
Hannington Bridge which crosses the River Thames joins the parish to neighbouring Kempsford in Gloucestershire.
Civil Registration
1837 - 1898 Highworth Registration District
1898 - Present Swindon Registration District
Buildings and Land
Landowners
Maps
Crime and Legal Matters
Arson
General Crime
Crime Reports 1800-1849 Crime Reports 1850-1899 Crime Reports 1950-1999
Licensing
Murder
Prisons and Prisoners
Inmates of Gloucester Gaol 1815-1879
Swing Riots
Trial of the Legg Brothers 1831
Directories
Post Office 1875 Kellys 1915 Swindon & District 1928
Education
Emigration and Migration
Employment and Business
British Postal Service Appointments 1737-1969 Gamekeepers Certificates 1807 Gamekeepers Certificates 1834
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Voters Lists Revisions 1843 Poll Book 1868 Electoral Lists Revision Court 1902
Family Notices
Inquest Reports
Parish Notables
Narcissus Marsh - Archbishop of Dublin (20 Dec 1638 - 2 Nov 1713)
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Medical Relief 1837 Swindon & Highworth Union Supplies 1838 Poor Law Union Supplies 1847 Public Assistance Administration 1948
Probate
Legacy Notices
Florence Barbara Lilie Hussey-Freke 1947
War, Conflict and Military Matters